Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

4 ft
2.2 — 8.4 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
6.7 — 8.9 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
9.8 — 16.8 °C

Average Wind

WNW, 20 mph
15 — 27 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2016 last observation shown Dec 2016
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
5.0 8.9 - 18 12.6
4.7 6.7 NNW 24 14.2
3.5 7.2 E 20 15.9
3.9 8.1 SW 16 16.8
3.1 7.1 W 17 16.3
2.5 7 WSW 15 14.9
2.6 7.4 W 15 13.1
2.2 7.3 N 15 11.4
3.7 7.2 WNW 20 10.4
5.3 7.8 N 23 9.8
7.4 8.3 WNW 25 10.7
8.4 8.4 WSW 27 11.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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