Weston Bay wave buoy daily means for May 2020

Daily means from the Weston Bay wave buoy for May 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sun, May 31, 2020, 23:30

Data available: Wed, Jan 1, 2020 to Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Monthly means for 2020

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,486 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 0.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.2–2.7 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 4.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 2–6.5 seconds). Mean water temperature was 13.7°C (10th–90th percentile 12.3–15.7°C). 13 of 5,866 checked values (0.2%) were excluded by quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

0.8ft

Mean: 1.2 ft

P10–P90: 0.2 — 2.7 ft

Recorded extremes

0 — 5.3 ft

Available for 743 of 744 hourly samples

Mean Observed Wave Period

4.5secs

P10–P90: 2 — 6.5secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 25secs

Available for 740 of 744 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

WNW

Circular concentration: 59%

Mean Water Temperature

13.7°C

P10–P90: 12.3 — 15.7°C

Recorded extremes

11.8 — 16.8°C

Available for 743 of 744 hourly samples

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About Weston Bay wave buoy

Weston Bay is a National Network Datawell Directional WaveRider in the upper Bristol Channel off Weston-super-Mare. Deployed in September 2009, it builds a record in a shallow, strongly tidal estuary where extensive intertidal flats and a limited seaward fetch influence the local sea state.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Weston Bay wave buoy daily means May 2020Last observation shown May 2020
Metric	May 1	May 2	May 3	May 4	May 5	May 6	May 7	May 8	May 9	May 10	May 11	May 12	May 13	May 14	May 15	May 16	May 17	May 18	May 19	May 20	May 21	May 22	May 23	May 24	May 25	May 26	May 27	May 28	May 29	May 30	May 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	QC rejected	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	QC rejected	QC rejected	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	5	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	4	6	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Mean peak period (s)	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	6	9	6	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	6	3	2	4	4
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Wconcentration 99%	WSWconcentration 97%	Wconcentration 93%	NNWconcentration 74%	Nconcentration 91%	NNWconcentration 75%	WNWconcentration 71%	WSWconcentration 93%	Wconcentration 58%	NNWconcentration 60%	NNEconcentration 97%	WNWconcentration 77%	Nconcentration 92%	Nconcentration 92%	NWconcentration 64%	Wconcentration 95%	WSWconcentration 97%	WSWconcentration 97%	WSWconcentration 98%	WSWconcentration 92%	WSWconcentration 94%	WSWconcentration 89%	WSWconcentration 96%	WSWconcentration 95%	WSWconcentration 95%	Wconcentration 98%	Wconcentration 85%	Nconcentration 52%	NNEconcentration 44%	NNWconcentration 74%	Nconcentration 68%
Mean directional spread (°)	17.5	20.8	37.9	35.2	38.4	45.9	56.2	50.3	51.6	35.6	23.9	38.9	26.7	28.4	27.6	24.9	24.3	23.8	25.0	35.1	35.6	26.9	24.3	27.4	37.0	35.3	35.2	39.3	45.2	34.8	33.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.7	13.0	13.3	13.3	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.2	13.3	13.6	13.9	14.2	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.8	15.0	15.4	15.6	15.8	16.0	16.1

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