Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2014

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Dec 2014, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Dec 31, 2014, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Monthly averages for 2014

Average Wave Height

1.9ft

0.3 — 7.7ft

Average Wave period

8.3secs

2 — 22secs

Available for 727 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

10.4°C

8.7 — 12.1°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 699 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height: 1.9ft; 1ft below average; Historical average 2.9ft
Wave Period: 8.3s; 0.9s below average; Historical average 9.2s
Water Temperature: 10.4°C; 0.7°C above average; Historical average 9.7°C

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About Boscombe wave buoy

Boscombe is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in about 10 metres of water off Bournemouth. First deployed in July 2003, it provides one of the National Network's longer nearshore records for the central south coast. The station reports wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Boscombe wave buoy daily averages Dec 2014last observation shown Dec 2014
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	1	8	SSE	12.0
Dec 2	1	8	SSE	11.8
Dec 3	1	7	SE	11.5
Dec 4	1	7	SSE	11.2
Dec 5	1	14	S	11.1
Dec 6	1	QC rejected	SSW	10.8
Dec 7	2	6	SSW	10.7
Dec 8	1	8	S	10.4
Dec 9	2	7	S	10.2
Dec 10	3	10	S	10.2
Dec 11	4	QC rejected	SSW	10.2
Dec 12	4	9	SSW	10.2
Dec 13	1	11	S	10.3
Dec 14	2	8	SSW	10.4
Dec 15	2	9	S	10.2
Dec 16	1	10	SSW	10.1
Dec 17	2	7	SSW	10.2
Dec 18	4	6	SSW	10.4
Dec 19	3	8	SSW	10.7
Dec 20	2	10	SSW	10.7
Dec 21	2	6	SSW	10.6
Dec 22	4	7	SSW	10.6
Dec 23	3	8	S	10.6
Dec 24	3	7	S	10.7
Dec 25	1	7	S	10.5
Dec 26	2	6	S	10.3
Dec 27	2	9	S	10.0
Dec 28	1	8	SSE	9.5
Dec 29	1	7	S	9.2
Dec 30	1	5	S	9.0
Dec 31	3	5	S	8.8

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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