Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2022

Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for Dec 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 31, 2022, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Monthly averages for 2022

Average Wave Height

3.4ft

0.5 — 11ft

Average Wave period

3.8secs

2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

10.2°C

8.1 — 12.3°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 6,528 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 3.4ft; 0.2ft below average; Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period: 3.8s; 2.1s below average; Historical average 5.9s
Water Temperature: 10.2°C; 0.2°C above average; Historical average 10°C

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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 Dec 2022last observation shown Dec 2022
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	2	3	SSW	12.1
Dec 2	2	3	E	12.0
Dec 3	3	4	E	12.1
Dec 4	3	4	E	11.7
Dec 5	1	3	E	11.4
Dec 6	1	3	ENE	11.2
Dec 7	1	3	E	11.1
Dec 8	1	3	E	11.1
Dec 9	1	3	N	11.0
Dec 10	1	3	SSW	10.8
Dec 11	3	4	SSW	10.8
Dec 12	3	4	SSE	10.7
Dec 13	3	4	ESE	10.6
Dec 14	2	3	ENE	10.7
Dec 15	1	3	NNE	10.2
Dec 16	1	3	ENE	9.2
Dec 17	2	3	SSE	9.1
Dec 18	5	4	SSE	9.2
Dec 19	8	5	SSW	9.0
Dec 20	4	5	SSW	8.8
Dec 21	3	4	SSW	8.9
Dec 22	3	4	SW	8.9
Dec 23	4	5	SW	9.0
Dec 24	4	4	SW	9.1
Dec 25	3	4	SW	9.3
Dec 26	4	5	SW	9.4
Dec 27	5	5	SW	9.2
Dec 28	8	5	SSW	9.8
Dec 29	7	5	SW	10.1
Dec 30	7	5	SSW	10.2
Dec 31	7	5	SW	10.4

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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