Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2016

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

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Monthly averages for 2016

Average Wave Height

1.6ft

0.3 — 5.1ft

Average Wave period

8.3secs

2 — 22secs

Available for 722 of 740 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

11.1°C

9.4 — 12°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 2,208 observations across 3 years.

Wave Height: 1.6ft; 0.7ft below average; Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period: 8.3s; 1.1s above average; Historical average 7.2s
Water Temperature: 11.1°C; 0.2°C below average; Historical average 11.3°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 Dec 2016last observation shown Dec 2016
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	0	8	SSE	10.9
Dec 2	1	5	SE	10.9
Dec 3	3	6	SE	10.8
Dec 4	4	7	SE	10.6
Dec 5	2	5	SE	10.7
Dec 6	1	6	SSE	10.8
Dec 7	2	5	SSE	10.8
Dec 8	2	5	SSE	10.9
Dec 9	2	5	SSE	11.1
Dec 10	2	10	SSE	11.2
Dec 11	1	9	SSE	11.1
Dec 12	2	5	SSE	11.1
Dec 13	2	6	SSE	11.3
Dec 14	2	6	SSE	11.5
Dec 15	2	6	SSE	11.7
Dec 16	2	15	SSE	11.6
Dec 17	1	14	SSE	11.8
Dec 18	1	10	SSE	11.7
Dec 19	1	14	SSE	11.5
Dec 20	2	14	SSE	11.3
Dec 21	2	7	SSE	11.1
Dec 22	1	17	SSE	10.9
Dec 23	2	9	SSE	11.0
Dec 24	2	6	S	11.0
Dec 25	2	5	S	11.1
Dec 26	1	10	SSE	11.0
Dec 27	1	13	SSE	10.8
Dec 28	3	5	SE	10.6
Dec 29	2	6	SE	10.4
Dec 30	1	11	SSE	10.7
Dec 31	1	9	SSE	11.0

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

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