Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for May 2016

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

Last observation shown Tue, May 31, 2016, 23:00

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

Monthly averages for 2016

Average Wave Height

1ft

0.2 — 2.9ft

Average Wave period

5.2secs

2 — 18secs

Available for 702 of 714 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

12.1°C

10.1 — 15.4°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 1,234 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 1ft; 0.3ft below average; Historical average 1.3ft
Wave Period: 5.2s; 0.4s below average; Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature: 12.1°C; 0.4°C below average; Historical average 12.5°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 May 2016last observation shown May 2016
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
May 1	1	4	SSE	10.2
May 2	1	5	SSE	10.3
May 3	1	5	S	10.4
May 4	1	6	SSE	10.9
May 5	1	6	SE	11.0
May 6	1	7	SE	11.1
May 7	1	6	SSE	11.3
May 8	1	4	SE	11.3
May 9	2	4	SE	11.3
May 10	1	6	SSE	12.0
May 11	0	6	SSE	12.7
May 12	0	5	SSE	12.2
May 13	1	3	ENE	11.6
May 14	1	6	SE	11.5
May 15	1	3	S	12.1
May 16	1	4	SSE	12.1
May 17	1	4	S	12.2
May 18	2	5	SSE	12.0
May 19	1	6	S	12.1
May 20	1	5	SSE	12.4
May 21	2	5	SSE	12.4
May 22	1	8	SSE	12.6
May 23	1	7	SSE	12.4
May 24	1	4	SE	12.4
May 25	2	8	SE	12.5
May 26	1	8	SE	12.8
May 27	1	6	SE	13.4
May 28	1	5	SE	14.1
May 29	1	5	SE	13.6
May 30	1	5	SE	13.5
May 31	1	3	NNE	13.5

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

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