Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2012 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

4 ft
2.2 — 7.3 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
6.4 — 9.1 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
9.5 — 16.5 °C

Average Wind

W, 20 mph
14 — 27 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2012 last observation shown Dec 2012
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
7.3 7.9 WSW 27 11.8
5.0 7.3 WSW 23 13.4
4.7 7.3 WSW 23 15.2
2.7 9.1 W 18 16.5
3.8 7.3 SSW 16 16.0
2.8 6.5 WSW 16 14.4
4.2 7.3 SSW 18 13.1
2.2 6.4 NW 15 11.4
4.6 7.3 WNW 21 10.3
3.1 8.7 NNE 14 9.8
3.8 7.9 NNW 19 9.5
5.4 7.5 W 25 11.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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