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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for May 2018

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

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Period Summary

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Weymouth recorded complete coverage across all 31 days of May 2018, with 728 of 740 observations accepted. Average wave height was 0.9 ft and average period 6.7 seconds, ranging from 0.3–4.3 ft and 2–22 seconds; water temperature averaged 12.1°C, from 9.4–17°C. Twelve suspect local-spike values were excluded (0.4%), slightly reducing confidence in the filtered results.

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Average Wave Height

0.9ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 4.3ft

Average Wave period

6.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 728 of 740 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

12.1°C
Observed range: 9.4 — 17°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 2,690 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
0.9ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 1.2ft
Wave Period
6.8s
1.2s above average
Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature
12.1°C
0.4°C below average
Historical average 12.5°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 May 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
16SSE9.6
QC rejected6SSE9.8
18SSE10.2
17SSE11.0
17SSE11.9
16SE12.1
06SSE12.6
15SSE12.3
1QC rejectedSSE11.1
1QC rejectedSSE10.9
27SE11.1
18SSE11.5
19S11.6
17SSE11.6
17SSE11.8
13ENE11.5
26SE11.8
16SE12.1
18SSE12.7
19SE12.5
14SE13.0
15SE12.6
13E12.8
15SE12.5
18SSE13.0
14ESE13.1
15SE13.9
06SSE14.8
13E13.4
14SE13.3
19SSE13.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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