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Boscombe wave buoy monthly averages for 2020

Monthly averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 9.5ft

Available for 7,356 of 7,357 observations

Average Wave period

6.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs

Available for 6,826 of 7,357 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

12.8°C
Observed range: 6.8 — 23.1°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Boscombe. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2020last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29S9.1
310S8.9
28S9.1
17SSE10.9
17S13.5
25S16.4
15S17.6
26S19.4
15S18.0
3-S14.0
24S12.7
35S10.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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