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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2023

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Oct 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In October 2023, the Scarborough wave buoy recorded 1,450 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 5.5 ft, ranging from 0.7 to 24.7 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.8 seconds and ranged from 3 to 10 seconds. Water temperature averaged 12.6°C, with no wind observations supplied.

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Average Wave Height

5.5ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 24.7ft

Available for 1,449 of 1,450 observations

Average Wave period

5.8secs
Observed range: 3 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

12.6°C
Observed range: 11.5 — 13.6°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 6,173 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
5.5ft
1.9ft above average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
5.8s
1s below average
Historical average 6.8s
Water Temperature
12.6°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 12.7°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 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
14NNE12.9
15NNE12.9
13N12.8
23WSW12.7
24NNE12.7
24NNE12.8
56NNE12.9
56NNE13.0
37NNE13.2
25N13.2
24NNW13.3
46N13.2
36NNE13.1
76N13.0
108NNE12.8
67NNE12.7
35NE12.7
95ESE12.7
127ENE12.7
209NE12.6
149NE12.5
57NE12.2
36NE12.2
45E12.2
66NE12.0
76NE11.8
66NE11.8
56NE11.8
77NE11.7
87NNE11.7
66NNE11.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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