National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes
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Felixstowe
Additional Information
Wave buoy location | 51° 56'.30N 001° 23'.64E |
WMO code | 6201052 |
Approximate water depth | 8 m |
Approximate spring tidal range | 3.4 m |
Storm alert threshold | 1.94 m |
Meteorological station location | 51° 56'.13N 001° 19'.10E |
Wave parameters are recorded using a Datawell Directional WaveRider Mk III buoy. The buoy was deployed on 04 September 2012, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 0.79° West, changing by 0.16° East per year.
The meteorological station equipment was swapped from a Gill Windsonic, CS106 Barometer and CS107 Thermistor to a Vaisala WXT536 on 14 February 2023. The meteorological station was deployed on 20 November 2017.
14/02/2023 | Scheduled service of buoy and the met station has been swapped to a Vaisala WXT536. Software format changeovers have delayed met data transmission. Efforts to improve transmission are underway. |
30/08/2022 | Scheduled service of met station. |
05/07/2022 | Shipping traffic has been causing signal interference. The buoy was switched to Iridium |
19/05/2022 | Scheduled service |
18/11/2021 | Scheduled service |
05/02/2021 | Scheduled service |
16/07/2020 | Scheduled service |
19/03/2020 | Scheduled service |
02/08/2019 | Scheduled service |
29/04/2019 | A shore station was installed to enable HF communication. |
22/03/2019 | Scheduled service |
13/08/2018 | Scheduled service |