Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016

Daily averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for Jan 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sun, Jan 31, 2016, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Monthly averages for 2016

Average Wave Height

2.7ft

0.5 — 9.3ft

Average Wave period

7.4secs

2 — 18secs

Available for 653 of 680 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

10°C

8 — 11.5°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 1,469 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 2.7ft; 0.4ft above average; Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period: 7.4s; 0.3s below average; Historical average 7.7s
Water Temperature: 10°C; 0.5°C above average; Historical average 9.5°C

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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 2016last observation shown Jan 2016
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Jan 1	5	8	SE	11.3
Jan 2	5	10	SSE	11.2
Jan 3	4	8	SSE	11.2
Jan 4	3	14	SSE	11.2
Jan 5	2	9	SSE	11.2
Jan 6	1	9	SSE	11.0
Jan 7	4	9	SSE	10.9
Jan 8	2	6	SSE	10.7
Jan 9	4	6	SSE	10.7
Jan 10	3	8	SSE	10.5
Jan 11	3	7	SSE	10.2
Jan 12	-	-	-	-
Jan 13	2	5	SSE	10.0
Jan 14	1	7	SSE	9.8
Jan 15	1	7	SSE	9.4
Jan 16	1	6	SSE	9.0
Jan 17	1	5	SE	9.2
Jan 18	5	6	SE	8.9
Jan 19	2	7	SE	9.5
Jan 20	2	4	SE	9.3
Jan 21	3	5	SSE	9.1
Jan 22	4	6	SSE	8.9
Jan 23	2	9	SSE	9.1
Jan 24	2	5	SSE	9.5
Jan 25	3	6	SSE	9.6
Jan 26	4	8	SSE	9.8
Jan 27	4	8	SSE	10.0
Jan 28	2	9	SSE	9.8
Jan 29	3	8	S	10.0
Jan 30	2	8	SSE	10.0
Jan 31	2	8	S	9.9

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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