Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

4 ft
2.4 — 7.5 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
6.6 — 9.9 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
9.1 — 15.9 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 20 mph
15 — 30 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2011 last observation shown Dec 2011
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
7.5 7.8 W 30 12.6
5.9 8.5 SSE 22 14.4
3.8 7.3 SW 21 15.4
4.3 7.5 SW 20 15.9
2.4 6.6 W 16 15.9
2.6 7.1 W 15 15.1
3.1 6.7 WSW 19 13.1
3.4 7.1 SW 20 11.7
3.1 8.5 NE 15 10.5
2.9 7.6 E 19 9.3
7.3 9.9 SW 22 9.1
4.9 7.9 NNE 23 9.4
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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