Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2017 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 7.3 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
17 °C
14.9 — 21 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | S | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 18.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 18.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 18.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 18.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 18.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSW | 18.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 18.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 18.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 18.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 17.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 16.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 16.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 16.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSW | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 14 | S | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 15.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 15.2 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 15.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 16.0 | |
| 1 | 15 | S | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSE | 16.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.