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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2015

Daily averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for Jan 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

1.9ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 6.9ft

Average Wave period

7.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Available for 719 of 733 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

9.5°C
Observed range: 8.2 — 10.5°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 736 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
1.9ft
0.8ft below average
Historical average 2.7ft
Wave Period
7.3s
0.8s below average
Historical average 8.1s
Water Temperature
9.5°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 9.6°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Weymouth. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Weymouth wave buoy

Weymouth is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the Dorset coast. First deployed in December 2006, it records the relatively sheltered wave climate around Weymouth Bay and the approaches east of Portland. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Weymouth wave buoy daily averages Jan 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
47SSE9.8
28SSE10.0
27SSE10.0
27SSE9.9
25SSE9.8
28SSE9.9
36SSE9.9
28SSE10.1
38S10.3
39S10.4
26S10.1
37S10.2
37S10.2
38S9.9
410SSE9.9
213SSE9.6
110SSE9.5
17SSE9.3
18SSE9.1
26SSE8.9
36SSE8.5
17SSE9.1
16SSE9.0
17SSE8.9
17SSE8.7
16SSE8.9
17SSE8.9
26S8.9
18S8.9
29S8.7
16S8.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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