St Mary's Sound wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2017 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.8 — 12.1 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
3 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
WSW
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10.4 — 12.5 °C
About St Mary's Sound wave buoy
St Mary's Sound (CCO station 113) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 49.8912°N, 6.3125°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | S | 11.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | N | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | ENE | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 11 | SSW | 11.5 | |
| 1 | 9 | NNW | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 11.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 11.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | WNW | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 10 | WSW | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 10 | WNW | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | W | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | WSW | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 10 | WNW | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 10 | W | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | NW | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 13 | WSW | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 12 | WNW | 10.6 | |
| 3 | 12 | WNW | 10.6 | |
| 4 | 12 | W | 10.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 9 | WSW | 10.7 | |
| 5 | 9 | SW | 10.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.