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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2018

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

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Period Summary

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In July 2018, the Weymouth buoy had complete coverage across all 31 days, with 744 observations. Average wave height was 0.9 ft and average period 5.2 seconds; wave heights ranged from 0.2 to 5.2 ft and periods from 2 to 17 seconds. Ten suspect local-spike values were excluded, representing 0.3% of checked values.

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Average Wave Height

0.9ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 5.2ft

Average Wave period

5.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 734 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

18.3°C
Observed range: 16.4 — 20°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 2,822 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
0.9ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 1.1ft
Wave Period
5.2s
0.1s above average
Historical average 5.1s
Water Temperature
18.3°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 17.4°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 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15SE16.8
14ESE16.7
25SE16.6
14SE16.5
14SSE17.0
04SSE17.4
04SE17.5
05SSE17.8
05SE18.1
15SE18.4
15SE18.7
16SSE18.5
06SSE18.9
15SE18.9
06SSE18.8
07SSE18.5
16SSE18.0
16SSE18.2
16SSE18.4
15SSE18.2
15SSE18.4
15SSE18.5
14SSE19.0
14S18.7
04SSE19.0
04SE19.1
17SSE19.6
26S19.3
46SSE18.7
27SSE18.8
17SSE18.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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