St Mary's Sound wave buoy observations on Fri, Dec 30, 2016

Hourly readings from the St Mary's Sound wave buoy for Fri, Dec 30, 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Fri, Dec 30, 2016, 23:00

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Dec 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

On Friday, 30 December 2016, St Mary’s Sound wave buoy recorded 24 observations, covering the full day. Wave heights averaged 2.3 ft, ranging from 1.5 to 3.3 ft, while wave periods averaged 11.9 seconds, ranging from 10 to 13 seconds; water temperatures were 11.6–11.7°C, averaging 11.7°C. Wind fields were sparse, with no observations supplied.

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

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 Fri, Dec 30, 2016last observation shown Fri, Dec 30, 2016
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Fri 00:00	2	13	ESE	11.7
Fri 01:00	2	13	SE	11.6
Fri 02:00	2	12	NW	11.6
Fri 03:00	2	11	W	11.7
Fri 04:00	2	13	SSE	11.6
Fri 05:00	2	11	WNW	11.6
Fri 06:00	2	11	WNW	11.6
Fri 07:00	3	13	W	11.6
Fri 08:00	3	11	SW	11.6
Fri 09:00	3	12	SW	11.7
Fri 10:00	3	12	WSW	11.7
Fri 11:00	2	13	NW	11.7
Fri 12:00	2	12	NW	11.7
Fri 13:00	2	12	WSW	11.7
Fri 14:00	2	11	SW	11.7
Fri 15:00	2	11	W	11.7
Fri 16:00	2	11	SW	11.7
Fri 17:00	2	13	W	11.7
Fri 18:00	2	11	SW	11.7
Fri 19:00	3	13	W	11.7
Fri 20:00	3	10	WSW	11.6
Fri 21:00	3	12	WSW	11.7
Fri 22:00	3	12	WSW	11.7
Fri 23:00	2	12	WSW	11.7

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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