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

Average Wave Height

3 ft
1.5 — 8.2 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
5.5 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.8 — 12.3 °C

Average Wind

SW, 19 mph
11 — 34 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages May 2011 last observation shown May 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2.8 6.3 WNW 22 12.2
1.6 6.1 WSW 18 12.2
2.4 6.1 SW 21 12.2
2.6 6 WSW 26 12.1
3.7 6.7 WNW 23 12.2
8.2 8.8 W 31 12.1
2.0 7.4 S 12 12.3
3.8 7.5 W 21 12.1
4.1 7.2 SW 22 12.0
4.6 7 WSW 24 12.0
1.8 7.4 SSW 11 12.2
1.8 7 W 14 11.9
2.0 7 NW 14 11.9
1.7 6.1 WSW 18 11.8
1.8 5.5 WSW 17 11.7
1.8 5.7 W 21 11.6
2.4 5.7 WNW 22 11.5
1.7 5.8 WNW 19 11.6
1.5 6.8 W 11 11.7
2.1 6.7 W 18 11.6
3.4 8.1 WSW 12 11.8
5.2 9.2 SSW 12 11.8
8.1 10 S 16 11.5
5.0 8 S 18 11.3
3.7 8.1 SSE 20 11.2
4.6 8.8 SE 14 11.2
3.7 8.7 SE 14 11.1
2.9 6.7 ESE 20 10.9
5.3 6.5 E 31 10.8
5.7 6.7 E 34 10.8
2.9 6 E 28 10.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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