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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2019

Daily averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for Mar 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In March 2019, the Weymouth wave buoy recorded 728 observations across 32 observed days, covering 103% of the 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.7 ft and period 7.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 9.5°C; wind data were unavailable. Five-year same-month averages were 1.7 ft, 7.7 seconds and 8.5°C respectively.

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Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 6.1ft

Average Wave period

7.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 703 of 728 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

9.5°C
Observed range: 9 — 11.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 3,656 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
1.7ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 1.7ft
Wave Period
7.3s
0.4s below average
Historical average 7.7s
Water Temperature
9.5°C
1°C above average
Historical average 8.5°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 Mar 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
17S9.1
26SSE9.1
37SSE9.3
39SSE9.2
210SSE9.1
46SSE9.1
37S9.2
28SSE9.2
27S9.2
27SSE9.2
28S9.1
37S9.1
36S9.1
27S9.0
27S9.3
35S9.4
37S9.5
17S9.4
16SSE9.5
16SSE9.7
17SSE9.8
18SSE9.8
18SSE9.8
17SSE9.7
18SSE9.8
17SSE9.9
15SE9.9
011SSE10.1
014SSE10.6
16SE10.8
25ESE10.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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