Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 9.2 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 14 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
12 °C
10.6 — 13.9 °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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 13.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 13.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 10 | SW | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 12.5 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 12.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | SE | 11.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 11.4 | |
| 7 | 7 | SW | 11.1 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | E | 10.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.