Spurn Point wave buoy daily means for Jan 2026

Daily means from the Spurn Point wave buoy for Jan 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 23:30

Data available: Tue, Jun 18, 2024 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,488 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 3.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.3–5.8 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 7.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.2–10.5 seconds). Mean water temperature was 5.1°C (10th–90th percentile 4.3–5.6°C). 6 of 5,922 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control. Across 1 comparable year, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 2.4 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 8 seconds.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Typical Significant Wave Height

3.5ft

Mean: 3.6 ft

P10–P90: 1.3 — 5.8 ft

Recorded extremes

0.9 — 8.9 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

7.2secs

P10–P90: 4.2 — 10.5secs

Recorded extremes

1.9 — 18.2secs

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 89%

Mean Water Temperature

5.1°C

P10–P90: 4.3 — 5.6°C

Recorded extremes

3.5 — 7.2°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 1,487 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height: 3.6ft; 1.2ft above mean; Historical mean 2.362ft
Wave Period: 7.2s; 0.8s below mean; Historical mean 8s
Water Temperature: 5.1°C; 0.6°C below mean; Historical mean 5.7°C

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About Spurn Point wave buoy

Spurn Point is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the narrow spit at the mouth of the Humber. It records North Sea conditions beside a highly mobile coastal landform and provides context for the estuary entrance, nearby shipping routes and the exposed southern Holderness coast.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread and sea temperature.

Spurn Point wave buoy daily means Jan 2026Last observation shown Jan 2026
Metric	Jan 1	Jan 2	Jan 3	Jan 4	Jan 5	Jan 6	Jan 7	Jan 8	Jan 9	Jan 10	Jan 11	Jan 12	Jan 13	Jan 14	Jan 15	Jan 16	Jan 17	Jan 18	Jan 19	Jan 20	Jan 21	Jan 22	Jan 23	Jan 24	Jan 25	Jan 26	Jan 27	Jan 28	Jan 29	Jan 30	Jan 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	4	5	5	4	4	2	2	3	7	4	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	6	5	5	5	4	7	3	4	5	4
Mean peak period (s)	10	12	10	10	9	8	6	8	9	9	6	5	5	6	4	7	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	6	8
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	5	6	5	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
Mean peak wave direction	ENEconcentration 97%	ENEconcentration 97%	ENEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 89%	Variableconcentration 23%	ENEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 98%	ESEconcentration 95%	ESEconcentration 86%	ESEconcentration 72%	Econcentration 80%	ESEconcentration 87%	Econcentration 94%	ESEconcentration 95%	Econcentration 98%	Econcentration 98%	ESEconcentration 96%	ESEconcentration 99%	Econcentration 99%	Econcentration 99%	Econcentration 99%	Econcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 98%	Econcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 99%	Econcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	35.5	34.4	34.2	35.5	33.1	36.9	42.1	35.3	28.1	29.3	25.2	28.7	34.3	36.3	29.3	33.8	30.9	30.1	29.6	28.2	25.3	27.9	26.5	26.7	25.7	28.0	24.9	29.5	27.1	25.5	27.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	6.8	6.3	5.9	5.4	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.1	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.9	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2

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