Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2018
Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for May 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2018, Pevensey Bay recorded 739 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% calendar-day coverage. Average wave height was 1.4 ft (range 0.5–8.3 ft) and average wave period 5.4 seconds (2–15 seconds); water temperature averaged 12.4°C (9.8–15.6°C). No wind observations were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 730 of 739 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 2,784 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.4ft
- 0.5ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 5.4s
- 0.2s above average
- Historical average 5.2s
- Water Temperature
- 12.4°C
- 0.1°C above average
- Historical average 12.3°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 Tue, May 1, 2018
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.