Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2016
Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Apr 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 681 of 696 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 1,373 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 1.4ft
- Wave Period
- 6.8s
- 0.9s below average
- Historical average 7.7s
- Water Temperature
- 10°C
- 0.8°C below average
- Historical average 10.8°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Fri, Apr 1, 2016
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.