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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2015

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

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Average Wave Height

1.2ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 3.6ft

Average Wave period

5.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 13secs

Available for 736 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

17.3°C
Observed range: 16.7 — 18.2°C

Available for 743 of 744 observations

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 734 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
1.2ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 1.2ft
Wave Period
5.4s
0.3s above average
Historical average 5.1s
Water Temperature
17.3°C
1°C below average
Historical average 18.3°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 Aug 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15S17.0
24SE17.1
26SSE17.3
26S17.2
24SSE17.2
26SSE17.2
18SSE17.6
17SSE17.6
14S17.5
14S17.2
15SSE17.3
14SE17.5
26SE17.4
16SE17.4
16SSE17.2
16SSE17.2
16SSE17.4
15S17.6
14SSE17.3
15SSE17.3
15SSE17.4
14SE17.7
16SSE17.8
15SE17.5
26SSE17.3
36SSE17.3
25S17.2
16SSE17.2
17SSE17.4
17SSE17.3
15SE17.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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