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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2016

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

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Average Wave Height

1ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 2.5ft

Average Wave period

5.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Available for 728 of 735 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

16.7°C
Observed range: 15.2 — 18.8°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 1,353 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
1ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.1ft
Wave Period
5.3s
0.1s above average
Historical average 5.2s
Water Temperature
16.7°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 17.5°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 Jul 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
25S15.3
25S15.4
15SSE15.8
15SSE16.1
15SSE15.8
16SSE15.9
16SSE16.1
14S15.8
15SSE15.9
28S16.0
25S16.1
16SSE16.2
16SSE16.0
15S16.1
14S16.2
14SSE16.5
16SSE17.2
08SSE18.0
14ESE17.2
25SE17.6
15SSE17.3
16SSE17.6
17SSE17.7
15SSE17.6
15SSE17.4
15S17.4
15SSE17.3
15SSE17.4
14S17.5
16SSE17.9
15S17.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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