Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2016
Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for May 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2016, Pevensey Bay’s wave buoy recorded 743 observations across 32 observed days, with an average wave height of 1.6 ft and period of 4.8 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.4 to 4.1 ft, periods from 2 to 17 seconds, and water temperatures from 10.4 to 14.2°C, averaging 12.6°C. No wind observations were supplied; across two historical same-month datasets, average wave height was 2.2 ft, period 5.3 seconds and water temperature 11.7°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 737 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 1,297 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.6ft
- 0.6ft below average
- Historical average 2.2ft
- Wave Period
- 4.8s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 5.3s
- Water Temperature
- 12.6°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 11.7°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Pevensey Bay. 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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, May 1, 2016
About Pevensey Bay wave buoy
Pevensey Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the East Sussex coast. First deployed in June 2003, it records the wave climate affecting the low-lying shoreline between Eastbourne and Bexhill. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.