Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

5 ft
1.6 — 10.4 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
5 — 11.6 secs

Average Water temperature

9 °C
8 — 10 °C

Average Wind

N, 23 mph
8 — 39 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages Jan 2011 last observation shown Jan 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3.4 8.4 N 8 8.1
4.0 9.6 NE 20 8.2
3.9 6.2 ENE 25 8.0
6.6 7 ENE 34 8.3
7.2 8.3 ENE 39 9.0
2.6 5.4 NNE 26 9.0
1.6 5 WNW 20 9.0
2.8 5.1 N 23 9.0
3.6 5.5 NNE 26 9.0
2.6 5.6 NNE 24 9.0
2.5 7.5 NNE 19 9.0
1.9 7.3 NE 20 8.6
2.5 9 NE 12 9.0
5.3 8.7 N 22 9.0
8.1 10.6 SSW 15 9.6
10.4 9.7 S 24 10.0
8.6 8.8 SSW 27 10.0
8.6 9.3 SW 28 10.0
8.2 8.4 SW 31 10.0
6.3 7.7 SW 29 10.0
6.9 7.5 WNW 26 10.0
6.3 7.1 S 31 10.0
4.7 8.3 W 16 10.0
9.9 9.4 WSW 27 10.0
4.3 7.5 S 25 10.0
2.3 6.3 ENE 17 10.0
4.0 6 SSW 24 10.0
1.8 10.5 WSW 17 9.0
3.3 7.2 S 24 9.4
3.7 11 E 18 9.9
2.6 11.6 NNE 13 10.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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