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Weymouth wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2020

Daily averages from the Weymouth wave buoy for Apr 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In April 2020, the Weymouth wave buoy recorded 720 observations across 31 observed days, against 30 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.4 ft and period 6.7 seconds, while water temperature averaged 10.7°C; wind values were unavailable. Across six historical same-month years, average wave height and period were also 1.4 ft and 6.7 seconds, with water temperature averaging 10.3°C.

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Average Wave Height

1.4ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 4.1ft

Average Wave period

6.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 709 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

10.7°C
Observed range: 8.8 — 13.6°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 4,247 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
1.4ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 1.4ft
Wave Period
6.7s
In line with the historical average
Historical average 6.7s
Water Temperature
10.7°C
0.4°C above average
Historical average 10.3°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 Apr 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
26SE9.1
03S9.2
05SSE9.3
13SE9.5
35SE9.6
28SSE10.0
111SSE10.0
18SSE10.9
15SE10.3
24SE10.3
15SE10.9
111SSE10.9
36ESE10.3
36SE10.2
26SE10.3
28SE10.5
25ESE10.5
16SE10.7
14SE11.4
26ESE10.8
26SE10.9
17SE11.4
1-SSE11.9
1-SSE11.7
26SE11.6
15SE11.5
08SSE12.4
16SE11.7
25SSE11.3
37SSE11.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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