Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2024 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0 — 16.2 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
4 — 24 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
7 °C
-0.3 — 9.9 °C
About Scarborough wave buoy
Scarborough (CCO station 108) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 54.2929°N, 0.3171°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 18 | S | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 7.9 | |
| 0 | 16 | S | 8.3 | |
| 0 | 17 | W | 7.4 | |
| 0 | 17 | ENE | 4.5 | |
| 0 | 17 | NNE | 1.9 | |
| 0 | 15 | SSW | 0.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 3.1 | |
| 8 | 7 | N | 7.2 | |
| 14 | 8 | NNE | 7.8 | |
| 8 | 6 | N | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 5 | 4 | ENE | 8.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | E | 8.2 | |
| 5 | 5 | E | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | ENE | 8.4 | |
| 5 | 6 | ENE | 8.4 | |
| 6 | 6 | ENE | 8.4 | |
| 7 | 8 | NE | 8.4 | |
| 9 | 8 | NE | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | NE | 8.5 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 8.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.