Pevensey Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2024

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

Last observation shown Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 23:30

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Monthly averages for 2024

Average Wave Height

2.7ft

0.4 — 9.4ft

Average Wave period

3.8secs

2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.9°C

9.9 — 11.7°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 7,366 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height: 2.7ft; 0.7ft above average; Historical average 2ft
Wave Period: 3.8s; 1.2s below average; Historical average 5s
Water Temperature: 10.9°C; 1°C above average; Historical average 9.9°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 Apr 2024last observation shown Apr 2024
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Apr 1	3	3	SSW	10.2
Apr 2	5	4	SW	10.1
Apr 3	5	4	SW	10.1
Apr 4	4	4	SW	10.3
Apr 5	4	4	SSW	10.5
Apr 6	4	4	S	10.6
Apr 7	4	4	SW	10.7
Apr 8	2	4	SSW	10.9
Apr 9	6	5	SW	10.9
Apr 10	3	4	SSW	10.8
Apr 11	3	4	SW	11.0
Apr 12	2	4	SW	11.1
Apr 13	2	4	SW	11.3
Apr 14	2	4	SW	11.5
Apr 15	QC rejected	5	SW	11.3
Apr 16	4	5	SW	11.0
Apr 17	2	4	SSW	11.1
Apr 18	2	3	SW	11.1
Apr 19	3	4	SW	11.1
Apr 20	2	3	E	11.1
Apr 21	2	3	E	10.9
Apr 22	2	3	E	10.7
Apr 23	1	3	E	10.8
Apr 24	1	3	ENE	10.7
Apr 25	2	4	SSW	10.7
Apr 26	2	3	ESE	10.7
Apr 27	2	3	E	10.8
Apr 28	3	4	SSW	10.9
Apr 29	2	3	SW	11.1
Apr 30	2	3	SSW	11.3

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

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