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St Mary's Sound wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2021last observation shownData available: to Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

3ft
0.8 — 6.7ft

Average Wave period

4secs
3 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

16°C
14.2 — 18°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for St Mary's Sound. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.

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.

St Mary's Sound wave buoy daily averages Aug 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24W15.6
14W16.3
15WSW16.1
25SW15.7
55SW15.1
55WSW15.3
45W15.0
45WSW15.3
34SW15.2
25SW15.1
34SW14.8
34W14.9
35NW14.9
34WSW14.9
45SW14.7
35WSW15.8
24WNW15.4
14WNW15.4
24SW15.3
34SW15.1
35SW15.0
25SW15.9
15SW16.2
34ESE15.7
34ESE15.1
24SE15.6
14W15.7
24ESE15.7
13E16.2
24ESE17.3
34ESE17.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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