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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

1.9ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 7ft

Average Wave period

6.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs

Available for 710 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

17.8°C
Observed range: 16.9 — 19°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 3,590 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
1.9ft
0.4ft above average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
6.5s
0.1s above average
Historical average 6.4s
Water Temperature
17.8°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 17.9°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 Sep 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
17S19.0
16S18.7
24SSW18.6
26S18.5
17S18.3
26SSW18.1
16S17.9
14SSE17.8
24S17.6
19S17.5
213SSW17.5
210S17.5
19S17.6
16SSE17.7
15S17.8
17S17.9
15SSE17.9
15SSE17.8
25SSE17.8
36SE17.7
35SE17.7
24S17.7
36S17.6
46S17.6
3QC rejectedS17.6
36SSW17.6
47SSW17.4
37S17.2
48S17.1
37S17.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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