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Weymouth wave buoy monthly averages for 2018

Monthly averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

1.6ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 8.9ft

Average Wave period

6.6secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 8,237 of 8,401 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

12.7°C
Observed range: 2.8 — 20.6°C

Available for 8,399 of 8,401 observations

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Weymouth. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2018last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29SSE9.0
28SSE7.9
27SSE6.9
28SSE9.1
17SE12.1
16SSE15.3
15SSE18.3
15SSE18.7
16SSE17.7
16SE15.7
-6SE11.0
28SSE10.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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