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Boscombe wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2025

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

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In September 2025, Boscombe recorded 1,436 observations across 31 observed days. Average wave height was 2.2 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 5.9 ft, and average wave period was 3.8 seconds, ranging from 2 to 6 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.6°C, ranging from 15.4 to 19.1°C. Wind observations were unavailable; across 11 historical same-month years, average wave height was 1.5 ft, wave period 5.1 seconds and water temperature 18.1°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.2ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 5.9ft

Average Wave period

3.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

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Average Water temperature

17.6°C
Observed range: 15.4 — 19.1°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 8,686 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
2.2ft
0.7ft above average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
3.8s
1.3s below average
Historical average 5.1s
Water Temperature
17.6°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 18.1°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Boscombe. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open 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 Sep 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
34S19.1
34S18.9
54S18.8
34S18.7
24S18.7
34SSE18.7
23SSE18.8
24S18.7
23S18.6
34S18.5
34S18.3
34S18.0
34S17.8
34S17.7
44SSW17.5
24SSW17.3
34SSW17.3
24S17.4
13S17.7
23S17.7
14S17.4
15SSE17.1
15SSE16.8
14SE16.6
14SSE16.4
14SSE16.2
23SSE16.1
14S15.9
14S15.9
14S16.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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