Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2018

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

Last observation shown Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Monthly averages for 2018

Period Summary

Hog Says

Weymouth wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of December 2018, with 740 observations. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and period 7.7 seconds, while water temperature averaged 10.9°C; wind fields were unavailable.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Average Wave Height

2.4ft

0.3 — 8.6ft

Average Wave period

7.7secs

2 — 22secs

Available for 716 of 740 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

10.9°C

9.5 — 11.8°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 3,686 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height: 2.4ft; 0.4ft above average; Historical average 2ft
Wave Period: 7.7s; 0.1s above average; Historical average 7.6s
Water Temperature: 10.9°C; 0.1°C below average; Historical average 11°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 Dec 2018last observation shown Dec 2018
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	3	6	SSE	11.7
Dec 2	3	6	S	11.8
Dec 3	2	7	SSE	11.8
Dec 4	2	10	SSE	11.6
Dec 5	3	6	SSE	11.6
Dec 6	2	9	SSE	11.6
Dec 7	3	8	S	11.8
Dec 8	3	9	SSE	11.6
Dec 9	3	12	SSE	11.5
Dec 10	1	17	SSE	11.2
Dec 11	2	6	SSE	11.2
Dec 12	4	5	SE	11.0
Dec 13	7	7	SE	11.0
Dec 14	3	8	SE	10.8
Dec 15	6	7	SE	10.2
Dec 16	2	7	SSE	10.1
Dec 17	2	7	SSE	10.2
Dec 18	6	7	SSE	10.3
Dec 19	3	7	SSE	10.2
Dec 20	2	7	S	10.2
Dec 21	3	8	S	10.3
Dec 22	2	8	SSE	10.4
Dec 23	2	7	SSE	10.5
Dec 24	2	6	SSE	10.8
Dec 25	2	6	SE	10.7
Dec 26	1	8	SSE	10.6
Dec 27	1	10	SSE	10.7
Dec 28	1	9	SSE	10.5
Dec 29	1	6	S	10.6
Dec 30	1	6	SSE	10.6
Dec 31	1	9	SSE	10.6

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

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