Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2018
Daily averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for Aug 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2018, Weymouth recorded 744 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, with average wave height of 1 ft and period of 5.2 seconds. Water temperature averaged 18.7°C, ranging from 17.8°C to 20.6°C; wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 735 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 2,964 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 1.2ft
- Wave Period
- 5.2s
- 0.2s below average
- Historical average 5.4s
- Water Temperature
- 18.7°C
- 0.7°C above average
- Historical average 18°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 Wed, Aug 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.