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Scarborough wave buoy observations on Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Hourly readings from the Scarborough wave buoy for Wed, Aug 16, 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough wave buoy recorded 45 observations on Wednesday 16 August 2023, covering 94% of the period. Wave heights averaged 2.6 ft, ranging from 2 to 3.5 ft, while wave periods averaged 4.7 seconds, ranging from 4 to 5 seconds; water temperatures averaged 14.7°C, from 13.7°C to 16°C, and no wind observations were supplied.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Scarborough. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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 hourly observations Wed, Aug 16, 2023last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
45N15.5
35N15.5
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35N15.5
35N15.4
35N15.3
35N14.8
35N14.5
35N13.7
35N13.7
35NNE13.8
35N14.0
35N14.1
35NNE14.2
35NNE14.2
35N14.1
25N14.0
35N14.0
25N15.4
35N15.6
25N16.0
25NNE15.8
25NNE15.9
25N15.3
25N14.4
25N14.8
25N15.2
35NNE14.6
25NNE14.1
24NNE14.1
24N14.6
35N15.0
35N15.4
35N14.6
24NNE14.4
24NNE14.7
24NNE14.8
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24NNE14.8
24NNE14.7
24N14.7
24NNE14.0
24N14.1
24N14.2
34N15.0
24NNE15.2
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24N14.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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