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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2016

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

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Average Wave Height

2.1ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 8.2ft

Average Wave period

8.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 683 of 692 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

11.5°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 18.8°C

Available for 690 of 692 observations

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 1,344 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
2.1ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 2.4ft
Wave Period
8.4s
0.3s below average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
11.5°C
3.3°C above average
Historical average 8.2°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 Feb 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
26S10.0
2QC rejectedSSE10.0
1QC rejectedS9.8
17S9.7
25S9.8
57SSE9.8
37S9.7
414SSE9.5
215SSE9.4
29SSE9.3
17SSE12.9
36SE18.6
37SE18.7
28SE18.7
112SSE18.5
18SSE18.3
36SSE18.1
115SSE13.4
211SSE8.5
27S8.8
36S9.1
16SSE9.2
19SSE9.2
15SE9.3
110SSE9.1
36SSE8.8
37SE8.9
37SE8.8
27SE8.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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