Boscombe wave
buoy daily averages for Oct 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.5 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.7 — 17.3 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | 3.8 | SSE | 16.1 | |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | S | 16.2 | |
| 2.2 | 3.1 | S | 16.2 | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | S | 16.2 | |
| 2.0 | 3.7 | S | 16.2 | |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | S | 16.0 | |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2.8 | 3.8 | SSE | 16.0 | |
| 2.6 | 3.8 | S | 16.0 | |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | S | 16.0 | |
| 1.4 | 3.9 | S | 15.9 | |
| 3.8 | 4 | SE | 16.0 | |
| 1.7 | 3.5 | SSE | 15.9 | |
| 2.2 | 3.7 | S | 16.0 | |
| 3.2 | 4 | S | 16.1 | |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | SSW | 16.3 | |
| 1.0 | 3.6 | S | 16.4 | |
| 1.3 | 4 | S | 16.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | S | 16.4 | |
| 0.8 | 3.5 | SSE | 16.4 | |
| 0.7 | 3.7 | S | 16.5 | |
| 2.4 | 3.3 | SSE | 16.6 | |
| 1.1 | 4.2 | S | 16.7 | |
| 2.4 | 3.4 | SSW | 16.9 | |
| 2.0 | 3.6 | S | 17.0 | |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | S | 17.1 | |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.4 | 3.4 | SSE | 16.9 | |
| 1.1 | 4.2 | S | 16.8 | |
| 2.5 | 3.7 | SSW | 16.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.