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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

2.1ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 7.1ft

Average Wave period

10.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs

Available for 660 of 669 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

7.9°C
Observed range: 6.4 — 10.1°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 3,383 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
2.1ft
0.5ft below average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
10.9s
1s above average
Historical average 9.9s
Water Temperature
7.9°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 7.8°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 Feb 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
213S6.9
115S6.9
15S6.7
57S6.6
35S6.7
314S7.0
414S7.1
57S7.6
48SSW8.1
28S8.2
28S8.1
16S8.1
14S8.2
115S8.1
114S8.0
19S8.2
26S8.2
217S8.3
210S8.2
26S8.3
212S8.4
217S8.2
214S8.2
114S8.3
218S8.4
115S8.4
116S8.6
29SSW8.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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