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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2026

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Jul 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 11.1ft

Average Wave period

4.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

N

Average Water temperature

15.7°C
Observed range: 12.8 — 19.9°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 10,127 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
3ft
0.7ft above average
Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period
4.3s
0.7s below average
Historical average 5s
Water Temperature
15.7°C
1.6°C above average
Historical average 14.1°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 Jul 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13NNW15.1
33NW13.7
35N13.8
23N14.2
13NNW14.6
13WNW15.1
24N15.7
25N16.0
26NNE16.6
25NNE17.0
24NE16.6
44NE16.3
55NNE16.4
44NNE16.5
34NNE16.0
24NNE15.3
34N14.9
75NNE15.0
96NNE15.3
56NNE15.8
34NNE15.9
45N16.2
35NNE17.0
24N17.2
23NW16.5
23NNW16.3
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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