Pevensey Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2015 last observation shown Data available: to
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 12.5 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
13 °C
5.7 — 19.8 °C
About Pevensey Bay wave buoy
Pevensey Bay (CCO station 77) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7833°N, 0.4172°E. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Month | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 11.6 | |
| 4 | 7 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 16.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 18.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | SSW | 8.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.