Seaford wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2016 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
5 ft
0.7 — 21.2 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
3 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.2 — 10.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 6.7 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 6.8 | 6.8 | SW | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 | 7.3 | SW | 8.3 | |
| 3.7 | 7.4 | SW | 8.4 | |
| 8.6 | 7.4 | SW | 8.4 | |
| 6.8 | 6.6 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 3.7 | 5.1 | SSW | 8.5 | |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | SSW | 8.3 | |
| 3.2 | 5.9 | SW | 8.1 | |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | S | 8.1 | |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | S | 8.3 | |
| 1.1 | 11.8 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 1.4 | 9.5 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 2.5 | 5.2 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1.7 | 5.9 | SW | 8.7 | |
| 3.1 | 5.6 | WSW | 8.8 | |
| 4.9 | 6 | SW | 9.1 | |
| 4.5 | 6.5 | SW | 9.3 | |
| 6.0 | 6.4 | WSW | 9.5 | |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | SSW | 9.5 | |
| 7.7 | 8 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 6.9 | 6.5 | SSW | 10.0 | |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | SW | 9.9 | |
| 7.4 | 6.9 | SW | 10.2 | |
| 2.6 | 6.1 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 6.2 | 6.4 | SSW | 9.9 | |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | SW | 10.2 | |
| 7.4 | 7 | SSW | 10.4 | |
| 8.3 | 7.3 | S | 10.8 | |
| 4.5 | 7.6 | S | 10.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.