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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2015

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Jan 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 8.8ft

Average Wave period

9.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 729 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

8.9°C
Observed range: 7.6 — 10.2°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 744 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.5ft
0.9ft below average
Historical average 3.4ft
Wave Period
9.2s
1.2s below average
Historical average 10.4s
Water Temperature
8.9°C
0.4°C below average
Historical average 9.3°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Boscombe. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

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 Jan 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
56S8.6
28S9.2
37S9.3
18S9.2
25S9.1
39S9.1
311S9.1
39S9.2
413SSW9.4
49SSW9.9
312S9.9
58SSW9.8
47SSW10.0
49SSW9.8
612S9.7
216S9.3
211S9.4
17S9.1
111S8.9
38S8.7
QC rejected13S8.3
113S8.1
16S8.1
27S8.1
110S8.1
16S8.1
17S8.1
36SSW8.1
212SSW8.1
213SSW7.9
18SSW7.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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