Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2017 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 10.5 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.8 — 10.7 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 9 | S | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 13 | S | 8.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 14 | S | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 13 | S | 9.3 | |
| 4 | 7 | S | 9.4 | |
| 5 | 7 | S | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 15 | S | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 14 | S | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 11 | S | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 17 | S | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 15 | S | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 13 | S | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 4 | 7 | S | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | S | 10.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 10.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 10.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.