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Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2019

Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for May 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In May 2019, Pevensey Bay recorded 744 observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.7 ft and wave period 5.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 12.8°C; wind observations were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 5.2ft

Average Wave period

5.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 15secs

Available for 732 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

12.8°C
Observed range: 11.2 — 14.8°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 3,523 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
1.7ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.8ft
Wave Period
5.4s
0.1s above average
Historical average 5.3s
Water Temperature
12.8°C
0.5°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.

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.

Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages May 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
19SW11.7
15SW11.8
14SW11.7
25ENE11.6
17E11.5
24SW11.4
14SSE11.5
45S11.7
38SW12.0
28SW12.3
17S12.4
24ESE12.5
24E12.5
35E12.5
24E12.6
26E12.7
24E12.7
16SE12.8
16SSE12.9
15SSE13.0
14S13.1
14SSE13.2
17SW13.5
16SW13.8
19SW14.1
35SW14.4
25SW14.0
26SW14.0
26SW14.1
35SW13.8
14SW13.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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