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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2015

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

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Average Wave Height

1.6ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 5.8ft

Average Wave period

5.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 14secs

Available for 703 of 717 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

16.9°C
Observed range: 15.8 — 18°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 719 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
1.6ft
0.5ft above average
Historical average 1.1ft
Wave Period
5.4s
1.3s below average
Historical average 6.7s
Water Temperature
16.9°C
1.4°C below average
Historical average 18.3°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 Sep 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15S17.8
15S17.7
14S17.6
15S17.5
15S17.3
14SSE17.3
04SSE17.4
14SE17.3
25SE17.3
25SE17.3
25SE17.3
35S17.3
25SSE17.3
47S17.1
37S16.8
26SSE16.6
16S16.6
26S16.6
16S16.6
14S16.7
24S16.6
26SSW16.4
15SSW16.3
26SSW16.3
17S16.3
14SSE16.2
26SSE16.2
36SE16.1
27SSE16.1
37SE15.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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