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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016

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

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Average Wave Height

1.8ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 6.6ft

Average Wave period

5.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

15.8°C
Observed range: 14.5 — 17.6°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 1,488 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
1.8ft
0.1ft above average
Historical average 1.7ft
Wave Period
5.9s
0.3s below average
Historical average 6.2s
Water Temperature
15.8°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 15.7°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 Oct 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
26SSE17.4
17SSE17.3
25SE17.2
46SE17.2
57SE17.2
47SE16.8
26SE16.6
15SE16.5
14SE16.4
14SE16.3
24SE16.0
25SE15.9
36SE15.8
25SE15.7
25SSE15.7
36SSE15.5
26SSE15.6
16SSE15.5
18SSE15.4
1QC rejectedSSE15.2
110SSE15.2
16SE15.0
QC rejected6ESE14.9
36ESE14.7
16SSE14.8
15SSE14.9
14SSE14.8
15SSE14.7
15SE14.9
24SE15.0
25SE15.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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