Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2025 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
0.9 — 15.3 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
11 °C
9.1 — 11.9 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | NNE | 9.3 | |
| 5 | 5 | NNE | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSE | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | S | 9.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 9.6 | |
| 7 | 5 | NNE | 9.8 | |
| 6 | 5 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | ENE | 9.8 | |
| 5 | 6 | NNE | 9.7 | |
| 8 | 6 | N | 10.1 | |
| 10 | 6 | N | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | NNE | 10.9 | |
| 12 | 7 | NNE | 11.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | NNE | 11.3 | |
| 11 | 6 | ENE | 11.4 | |
| 11 | 6 | NE | 11.4 | |
| 6 | 6 | NNE | 11.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | ENE | 11.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 11.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 11.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 11.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | ESE | 11.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | SE | 11.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSE | 11.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 11.4 | |
| 4 | 4 | ESE | 11.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.