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Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2020

Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for Apr 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

1.8ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 6.4ft

Average Wave period

5.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs

Available for 683 of 696 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

10.1°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 16.4°C

Available for 695 of 696 observations

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 4,239 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
1.8ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 1.8ft
Wave Period
5.5s
0.4s below average
Historical average 5.9s
Water Temperature
10.1°C
0.2°C above average
Historical average 9.9°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 Apr 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
14ESE8.5
14SW8.6
14SW8.7
13SSE8.9
24SE9.0
26SSW9.3
110SSW9.4
17S9.7
18SSW9.5
17E10.4
13ESE10.2
19SSW10.3
45E10.0
24E9.9
24E9.8
18SE9.9
35E10.0
25E10.2
24E10.3
34E10.4
35ENE10.5
24E10.7
19SSE10.9
19SSE11.1
34E11.0
17SE11.2
19SSW11.5
24ESE11.2
35SSW11.2
56SW11.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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