Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 8.3 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
11 °C
9.6 — 12.7 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 11.4 | |
| 3 | 9 | SSW | 11.7 | |
| 3 | 12 | S | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSE | 11.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 11.7 | |
| 1 | 15 | SSW | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 10.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 10.5 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 10.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | SE | 10.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | SE | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 15 | SSW | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 9.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSE | 9.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SE | 10.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.