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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 1,449 of 1,450 observations
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, Oct 1, 2023
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.