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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWeymouth 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 728 of 740 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, May 1, 2018
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.