Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2016

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

Last observation shown Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 23:00

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

Monthly averages for 2016

Average Wave Height

1.4ft

0.3 — 6ft

Average Wave period

5.9secs

2 — 18secs

Available for 699 of 717 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

10°C

8.9 — 11.9°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 1,372 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 1.4ft; 0.1ft above average; Historical average 1.3ft
Wave Period: 5.9s; 0.8s below average; Historical average 6.7s
Water Temperature: 10°C; 0.5°C below average; Historical average 10.5°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 Apr 2016last observation shown Apr 2016
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Apr 1	1	6	SSE	9.1
Apr 2	2	4	SE	9.3
Apr 3	2	4	SE	9.5
Apr 4	2	5	SSE	9.7
Apr 5	1	7	S	9.7
Apr 6	2	6	S	9.6
Apr 7	2	7	SSE	9.5
Apr 8	1	7	SSE	9.5
Apr 9	2	6	SSE	9.6
Apr 10	QC rejected	6	SE	9.5
Apr 11	2	7	SE	9.8
Apr 12	1	9	SSE	10.1
Apr 13	1	9	SSE	10.7
Apr 14	1	7	SSE	11.1
Apr 15	2	7	SSE	10.7
Apr 16	1	6	SSE	10.4
Apr 17	1	5	SSE	10.3
Apr 18	1	4	S	10.1
Apr 19	0	3	SE	10.6
Apr 20	3	6	SE	10.3
Apr 21	3	7	SE	10.2
Apr 22	2	6	SE	10.1
Apr 23	2	6	SE	10.2
Apr 24	1	5	SSE	10.2
Apr 25	1	4	S	10.2
Apr 26	1	5	SSE	10.1
Apr 27	1	6	SSE	10.1
Apr 28	1	6	S	10.0
Apr 29	1	5	S	10.0
Apr 30	1	6	SSE	10.1

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

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