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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2021

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Sep 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough wave buoy observations for September 2021 covered 31 observed days against 30 calendar days, with 720 observations. Average wave height was 2.6 ft, wave period 4.6 seconds and water temperature 14.4°C; wind speed was recorded as 0 mph throughout. Across seven historical same-month years, average wave height was 2.8 ft, wave period 7.1 seconds and water temperature 13.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 6.5ft

Average Wave period

4.6secs
Observed range: 3 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

14.4°C
Observed range: 13.5 — 15.7°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 3,941 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
2.6ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 2.8ft
Wave Period
4.6s
2.5s below average
Historical average 7.1s
Water Temperature
14.4°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 13.5°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Scarborough. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Scarborough wave buoy

Scarborough is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the North Yorkshire coast. Deployed in January 2013, it records North Sea waves approaching Scarborough's bays and the neighbouring coastline. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Scarborough wave buoy daily averages Sep 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
65NNE14.9
55NNE15.0
35NNE15.0
34NNE15.0
24ENE15.1
14ENE15.0
13NE14.8
13NE14.7
14NNE14.6
15N14.4
24N14.1
45N14.0
56NNE14.1
35NNE14.1
35NE14.2
35NE14.6
36NE14.4
35NE14.4
34E14.2
34E14.3
24NNE14.0
14NNE13.9
24N13.8
46NNE13.9
38NNE14.1
25N14.1
34ESE14.1
24NE14.1
34NNE14.1
34ESE14.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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