Spurn Point wave buoy daily means for May 2026

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

Last observation shown Sun, May 31, 2026, 23:30

Data available: Tue, Jun 18, 2024 to Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,480 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.7–3.5 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 5.7 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.3–9.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 12.4°C (10th–90th percentile 11.2–14.7°C). 16 of 5,885 checked values (0.3%) were excluded by quality control. Across 1 comparable year, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 2.3 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 6.3 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.6ft

Mean: 1.9 ft

P10–P90: 0.7 — 3.5 ft

Recorded extremes

0.3 — 5.6 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

5.7secs

P10–P90: 3.3 — 9.8secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 13.3secs

Available for 739 of 741 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 73%

Mean Water Temperature

12.4°C

P10–P90: 11.2 — 14.7°C

Recorded extremes

10.8 — 16°C

Available for 740 of 741 hourly samples

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 1,487 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height: 1.9ft; 0.4ft below mean; Historical mean 2.297ft
Wave Period: 5.7s; 0.6s below mean; Historical mean 6.3s
Water Temperature: 12.4°C; 0.5°C below mean; Historical mean 12.9°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 May 2026Last observation shown May 2026
Metric	May 1	May 2	May 3	May 4	May 5	May 6	May 7	May 8	May 9	May 10	May 11	May 12	May 13	May 14	May 15	May 16	May 17	May 18	May 19	May 20	May 21	May 22	May 23	May 24	May 25	May 26	May 27	May 28	May 29	May 30	May 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	2	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	1	3	4	3	1	2	4	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	QC rejected	1	1	1
Mean peak period (s)	5	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	4	6	8	9	7	5	10	11	10	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	9
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	5	6	5	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Mean peak wave direction	Econcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 79%	Econcentration 74%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 96%	NEconcentration 97%	Econcentration 88%	ESEconcentration 87%	Econcentration 75%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 72%	NEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 98%	Econcentration 71%	SEconcentration 88%	SEconcentration 45%	SSEconcentration 66%	ESEconcentration 78%	ESEconcentration 77%	SEconcentration 65%	SEconcentration 75%	ESEconcentration 84%	NEconcentration 98%	Econcentration 99%	Econcentration 98%	ESEconcentration 85%	ENEconcentration 52%
Mean directional spread (°)	31.2	40.0	35.0	33.6	37.7	26.0	32.4	35.8	33.4	22.7	29.7	32.5	42.0	38.6	36.1	43.0	48.3	45.3	29.7	38.3	44.6	36.9	33.0	36.0	38.6	43.0	31.7	30.0	31.1	37.1	55.3
Mean water temperature(°C)	11.3	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.5	11.7	11.7	11.9	11.9	11.6	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.6	11.7	11.8	12.0	12.4	13.1	13.5	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.3	14.7	14.8	15.0

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