Seaford wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.2 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
16 °C
13.2 — 16.6 °C
About Seaford wave buoy
Seaford (CCO station 81) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7666°N, 0.0750°E. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 15.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 10 | SW | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 16.0 | |
| 1 | 12 | SW | 16.0 | |
| 1 | 13 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 9 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 12 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 11 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 4 | 9 | SSW | 16.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | SSW | 15.8 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 15.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 16.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | WSW | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 16.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.