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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2018

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

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In September 2018, Weymouth recorded 720 wave and water-temperature observations over 31 observed days. Average wave height was 1.2 ft, with a range of 0.3–5 ft, while average wave period was 5.5 seconds, ranging from 2–20 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.7°C, ranging from 16.5–19°C. No wind observations were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

1.2ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 5ft

Average Wave period

5.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 716 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

17.7°C
Observed range: 16.5 — 19°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 2,873 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
1.2ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.3ft
Wave Period
5.5s
0.4s below average
Historical average 5.9s
Water Temperature
17.7°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 17.6°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 Sep 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15SSE18.4
14SE18.4
15SE18.5
13ESE18.5
15SE18.3
15SE18.2
14S18.0
14SSE18.0
14S17.9
15S18.1
25SSE18.1
16SSE18.1
16SSE17.9
15SSE17.7
15SSE17.7
14SSE17.6
14SSE17.8
28SSE17.8
26S17.8
35S17.8
36S17.7
26SSE17.3
27SE17.1
17SSE17.0
15SE16.8
19SE17.0
012SSE17.4
15SE17.2
26SE17.0
17SE16.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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