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St Mary's Sound wave buoy observations on Wed, Oct 26, 2016

Hourly readings from the St Mary's Sound wave buoy for Wed, Oct 26, 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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On Wednesday, 26 October 2016, St Mary’s Sound recorded 24 wave observations, covering the full day. Wave heights averaged 2.3 ft, ranging from 1.5 to 3 ft, while periods averaged 7.7 seconds, ranging from 5 to 12 seconds; water temperatures were 13.9–14°C. No wind observations were available.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for St Mary's Sound. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

About St Mary's Sound wave buoy

St Mary's Sound station lies between the islands of St Mary's and St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly. The National Network first deployed its Datawell Directional WaveRider in May 2014 to measure the exposed nearshore wave climate around the archipelago. The station reports wave height, period and direction together with sea temperature.

St Mary's Sound wave buoy hourly observations Wed, Oct 26, 2016last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
38SW13.9
38SW13.9
38SW13.9
38SSW13.9
37SW13.9
38SW13.9
38SW13.9
38SW13.9
38SW13.9
37SW13.9
28SW13.9
27SW14.0
28SSW14.0
27SW14.0
27SW14.0
27SSW14.0
27SSW14.0
28SW13.9
27SW13.9
27SW13.9
212S13.9
27SSW13.9
25SSW13.9
29SSW13.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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