Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

5 ft
2 — 8.5 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
7 — 8.7 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
0 — 16.2 °C

Average Wind

W, 20 mph
12 — 28 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2018 last observation shown Dec 2018
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
7.3 8.7 WSW 25 12.5
7.1 8.1 SSE 26 14.1
4.2 7.6 N 20 15.9
3.0 7.3 W 18 16.2
2.5 7 W 15 0.0
2.0 7.4 WSW 12 15.8
2.1 7.5 NE 15 13.2
2.5 8.1 NNE 14 11.4
5.0 8.7 S 18 9.8
5.8 7.9 SSW 24 9.1
5.9 7.5 N 26 9.6
8.5 8.5 WSW 28 11.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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