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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2020

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

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Average Wave Height

3.2ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 7.7ft

Available for 245 of 246 observations

Average Wave period

-secs
Observed range: - — -secs

Available for 0 of 246 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

14°C
Observed range: 13.4 — 14.4°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 4,419 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.2ft
1.4ft above average
Historical average 1.8ft
Wave Period
Not enough comparable data
Historical average 7.4s
Water Temperature
14°C
1.4°C below average
Historical average 15.4°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 Oct 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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3-S14.3
2-S14.3
2-SSW14.3
4-S14.2
3-S14.3
2-S14.2
3-S14.0
4-S13.8
4-S13.6
4-S13.7
5-S13.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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