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Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2023

Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for Oct 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 10.6ft

Available for 1,432 of 1,433 observations

Average Wave period

3.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Available for 1,432 of 1,433 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

17°C
Observed range: 15.1 — 18.8°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 6,037 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
3ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 2.8ft
Wave Period
3.9s
1.3s below average
Historical average 5.2s
Water Temperature
17°C
1.2°C above average
Historical average 15.8°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 Oct 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13SSW18.4
14SSW18.4
34SW18.4
34SW18.2
23SW18.0
33SW18.0
33SW18.1
14SW18.0
14SW17.9
23SW18.0
34SW18.0
33SW18.0
44SSW17.9
24SW17.7
14S17.4
33ESE17.0
44E16.6
64SE16.4
54SSW16.2
34SSW16.1
QC rejected5SSW16.4
24SW16.5
33SE16.3
34SSW16.2
23SSE16.1
34SSW16.1
34SW15.8
65SSW15.6
75SSW15.6
44SSW15.5
34SW15.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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