Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2015 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 3.9 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 22 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
10 °C
8.4 — 12.8 °C
About Boscombe wave buoy
Boscombe (CCO station 66) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7112°N, 1.8381°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | S | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 11.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 11.5 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 11 | S | 11.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | SE | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 13 | S | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 11 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | SE | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 6 | SE | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 11.1 | |
| 1 | 13 | S | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 11 | S | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 10.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 9.8 | |
| 1 | 17 | SSW | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 13 | S | 9.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 9.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 9.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.