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Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2024

Daily averages from the Pevensey Bay wave buoy for Jan 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3.4ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 11.7ft

Average Wave period

4secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

8.3°C
Observed range: 6.6 — 10.6°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 6,728 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
3.4ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 3.4ft
Wave Period
4s
2s below average
Historical average 6s
Water Temperature
8.3°C
0.2°C below average
Historical average 8.5°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 Jan 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
65SW10.3
85SW10.3
65SW10.1
55SSW10.0
34SW10.1
24S9.9
33E9.5
44E9.1
54E8.8
34E8.7
23E8.4
23E8.2
13S8.1
13SSW8.2
13SW8.1
14SSE7.8
23ESE7.7
13ESE7.6
13SSW7.3
54SSW7.0
85SSW7.1
75SW7.6
65SW7.6
55SW7.5
24SW7.7
44SW7.6
24SSW7.7
34SSE7.7
24SSW7.8
34SW7.8
34SW7.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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