Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2024

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Dec 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 23:30

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Monthly averages for 2024

Average Wave Height

1.8ft

0.4 — 6.5ft

Average Wave period

4.1secs

2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

10.5°C

9.4 — 11.9°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 8,731 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height: 1.8ft; 0.8ft below average; Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period: 4.1s; 2.9s below average; Historical average 7s
Water Temperature: 10.5°C; 0.4°C above average; Historical average 10.1°C

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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 Dec 2024last observation shown Dec 2024
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	4	4	S	11.8
Dec 2	2	4	S	11.8
Dec 3	1	5	S	11.6
Dec 4	2	4	S	11.5
Dec 5	4	4	S	11.7
Dec 6	3	4	S	11.6
Dec 7	3	4	S	11.6
Dec 8	1	4	S	11.3
Dec 9	1	5	SE	10.9
Dec 10	2	4	SE	10.6
Dec 11	2	4	SE	10.4
Dec 12	2	4	SE	10.2
Dec 13	1	4	S	10.1
Dec 14	1	4	S	10.1
Dec 15	2	3	S	10.3
Dec 16	2	4	S	10.3
Dec 17	3	4	S	10.3
Dec 18	5	4	S	10.4
Dec 19	2	5	S	10.6
Dec 20	2	4	S	10.3
Dec 21	3	4	SSW	10.3
Dec 22	2	4	S	10.1
Dec 23	1	4	S	9.8
Dec 24	1	4	S	9.7
Dec 25	1	5	SSW	9.7
Dec 26	1	5	S	9.8
Dec 27	1	4	S	9.8
Dec 28	1	5	S	9.7
Dec 29	1	5	S	9.8
Dec 30	1	3	SSW	9.8
Dec 31	QC rejected	4	S	9.8

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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