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Boscombe wave buoy monthly averages for 2017

Monthly averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

1.6ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 10.5ft

Average Wave period

7.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs

Available for 8,615 of 8,740 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

13.2°C
Observed range: 6.5 — 21°C

Available for 8,738 of 8,740 observations

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Boscombe. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2017last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
28S7.8
210S7.6
29S9.2
17S11.3
16S13.5
27S17.0
25S19.0
15S18.4
27S17.2
28S15.6
27S12.6
29S9.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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