Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for May 2016

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for May 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, May 31, 2016, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Monthly averages for 2016

Average Wave Height

1.1ft

0.3 — 3.1ft

Average Wave period

6.1secs

2 — 18secs

Available for 734 of 741 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

12.7°C

10 — 15.5°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 1,293 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 1.1ft; 0.6ft below average; Historical average 1.7ft
Wave Period: 6.1s; 0.5s above average; Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature: 12.7°C; 0.4°C below average; Historical average 13.1°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 May 2016last observation shown May 2016
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
May 1	1	4	SSW	10.3
May 2	2	5	SSW	10.5
May 3	1	6	SSW	10.7
May 4	1	6	S	11.0
May 5	1	13	S	11.3
May 6	1	9	S	11.5
May 7	1	7	S	11.7
May 8	1	5	SSE	11.9
May 9	1	4	SSE	12.0
May 10	1	5	S	12.2
May 11	0	7	S	12.4
May 12	0	8	S	12.6
May 13	1	6	SE	12.4
May 14	1	5	SSE	12.5
May 15	1	4	S	12.7
May 16	1	4	S	12.9
May 17	1	3	SSW	12.7
May 18	2	5	S	12.9
May 19	2	6	SSW	13.0
May 20	2	5	S	13.1
May 21	2	4	S	13.2
May 22	1	8	S	13.4
May 23	1	6	S	13.2
May 24	1	7	S	13.5
May 25	2	9	SSE	13.5
May 26	1	10	S	13.7
May 27	1	6	SSE	14.2
May 28	1	5	SSE	14.5
May 29	1	5	SE	14.4
May 30	1	5	SSE	14.2
May 31	1	6	SSE	14.2

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

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