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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough’s wave buoy recorded 743 observations across all 31 days of October 2022. Average wave height was 2.4 ft, with periods averaging 4 seconds; water temperature averaged 13°C, while recorded wind speed was 0 mph. Across eight comparable Octobers, average wave height was 3.7 ft, wave period 7.2 seconds and water temperature 12.6°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 7.4ft

Average Wave period

4secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

ENE

Average Water temperature

13°C
Observed range: 12.6 — 13.6°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 5,430 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
2.4ft
1.3ft below average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
4s
3.2s below average
Historical average 7.2s
Water Temperature
13°C
0.4°C above average
Historical average 12.6°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 Oct 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24ENE13.4
24N13.4
14NNE13.4
23SE13.4
23SE13.4
23S13.4
24SE13.3
34N13.3
23ENE13.2
34N13.2
35N13.1
24NNE13.1
24N13.0
13NNE13.0
23S13.0
24SSE12.9
34ESE12.8
25N12.8
55NE12.8
-5E12.8
35E12.8
35NE12.8
35ENE12.8
35NE12.8
37NNE12.8
34E12.8
24SE12.8
23ESE12.8
13ESE12.7
23SE12.7
23SE12.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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