St Mary's Sound wave buoy observations on Wed, Aug 10, 2016

Hourly readings from the St Mary's Sound wave buoy for Wed, Aug 10, 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Aug 11, 2016, 00:00

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Aug 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

On Wednesday 10 August 2016, St Mary’s Sound recorded 24 wave buoy observations with full coverage. Wave heights averaged 1.6 ft, ranging from 1.2 to 2 ft, while wave periods averaged 6.6 seconds, ranging from 5 to 10 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 16.4°C, and no wind observations were recorded.

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 Wed, Aug 10, 2016last observation shown Thu, Aug 11, 2016
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Wed 01:00	2	8	WNW	16.1
Wed 02:00	2	6	NW	16.7
Wed 03:00	2	6	NW	16.6
Wed 04:00	2	5	NW	16.8
Wed 05:00	2	6	NW	16.5
Wed 06:00	2	6	NW	16.6
Wed 07:00	2	7	NNW	16.3
Wed 08:00	2	7	NNW	16.0
Wed 09:00	2	7	NW	16.5
Wed 10:00	2	6	NNW	16.6
Wed 11:00	2	10	WSW	16.6
Wed 12:00	1	10	SW	16.5
Wed 13:00	1	9	WSW	15.9
Wed 14:00	2	6	NW	16.6
Wed 15:00	2	6	NW	16.3
Wed 16:00	2	6	NW	16.1
Wed 17:00	2	6	NW	16.5
Wed 18:00	2	6	NW	16.4
Wed 19:00	2	5	N	16.4
Wed 20:00	1	6	NNW	16.4
Wed 21:00	2	6	NNW	16.2
Wed 22:00	2	6	NW	16.2
Wed 23:00	2	6	NNW	16.2
Thu 00:00	1	7	NW	16.1

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

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