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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Dec 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 8.1ft

Average Wave period

10.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 731 of 739 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

9.7°C
Observed range: 8.1 — 10.5°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 4,406 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2.6ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
10.2s
1.5s above average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
9.7°C
0.6°C below average
Historical average 10.3°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.

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 Dec 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
27SE10.3
16SSE10.1
114S9.9
110S9.6
110S9.3
37SSW9.9
26S10.0
47SSW10.2
3QC rejectedS10.1
59S10.0
28S10.0
46S10.0
313S9.9
411S9.8
48S9.7
317S9.5
115S9.4
46S9.5
56SSE9.6
314S9.6
46S9.7
314S9.7
316S9.7
37S9.8
213S9.6
QC rejected7S9.4
211S9.5
212S9.5
215S9.3
112S9.3
27SSE9.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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