Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2017
Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for May 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2017, Pevensey Bay’s wave buoy recorded 744 observations across 32 observed days, with average wave height of 1.7 ft and period of 5.3 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.5 to 6.3 ft, periods from 2 to 14 seconds, and water temperatures from 11.1 to 16.3°C, averaging 13°C; no wind observations were available. malembe Compared with three historical same-month datasets, average wave height was 2 ft, period 5.1 seconds and water temperature 12.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 731 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 2,040 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.3ft below average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 5.3s
- 0.2s above average
- Historical average 5.1s
- Water Temperature
- 13°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 12.1°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 Mon, May 1, 2017
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.