Seaford wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 42.1 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
20 °C
18.3 — 22.3 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 18.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | W | 18.5 | |
| 2 | 8 | WSW | 18.8 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 19.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 19.2 | |
| 6 | 7 | WSW | 19.4 | |
| 9 | 7 | SSW | 19.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 19.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 20.1 | |
| 7 | 6 | SW | 20.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 20.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 20.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSW | 20.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 20.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 20.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 20.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 20.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 20.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 20.7 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 20.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 19.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 19.6 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 19.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 19.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 19.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | WSW | 19.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | WSW | 19.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.