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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2025

Daily averages from the Boscombe wave buoy for Dec 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Boscombe recorded 1,486 wave buoy observations across all 31 days of December 2025. Average wave height was 3.1 ft, ranging from 0.6 to 11.5 ft, while the average wave period was 4.5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 11 seconds; water temperature averaged 10.7°C, from 8.3 to 11.7°C. Wind data was unavailable, while the 12-year same-month averages were 2.5 ft for wave height, 6.6 seconds for wave period and 10.2°C for water temperature.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 11.5ft

Available for 1,484 of 1,486 observations

Average Wave period

4.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 11secs

Available for 1,484 of 1,486 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

10.7°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 11.7°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 10,215 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.6ft above average
Historical average 2.5ft
Wave Period
4.5s
2.1s below average
Historical average 6.6s
Water Temperature
10.7°C
0.5°C above average
Historical average 10.2°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 Dec 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
75S11.3
34S11.4
34S11.3
35S11.2
55S11.0
45S11.0
45S11.2
34S11.4
65S11.6
34S11.6
34S11.5
46S11.4
27S11.1
34S11.1
54SSE11.2
26S11.2
34S11.0
-5S11.1
35S11.0
34SSE10.9
34S10.7
34SSE10.8
24SE10.7
34SE10.4
34SE9.9
24SE9.4
24SE9.3
24SE9.1
24SE8.9
24SE8.8
14SSE8.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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