Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

5 ft
2.8 — 9.3 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
6.4 — 8.6 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
9.5 — 16 °C

Average Wind

W, 21 mph
15 — 28 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2015 last observation shown Dec 2015
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
9.3 8.6 SSW 28 12.9
6.8 7.9 WSW 26 14.4
3.7 6.9 ENE 20 15.4
3.1 6.4 N 19 16.0
2.8 7.2 WSW 15 15.9
3.4 7.3 SW 16 14.9
2.9 7.1 WSW 16 13.3
3.7 7.1 W 20 11.4
3.2 7.9 ENE 18 10.2
5.6 8 WNW 24 9.5
5.6 7.8 NNW 23 9.5
7.3 8.1 W 26 11.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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