Seaford wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2023

Daily averages from the Seaford wave buoy for Aug 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 23:30

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Monthly averages for 2023

Average Wave Height

2.2ft

0.4 — 9.5ft

Average Wave period

3.6secs

2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

19°C

18.1 — 20.9°C

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 6,563 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 2.2ft; In line with the historical average; Historical average 2.2ft
Wave Period: 3.6s; 1.4s below average; Historical average 5s
Water Temperature: 19°C; 0.3°C below average; Historical average 19.3°C

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About Seaford wave buoy

Seaford is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the East Sussex coast. First deployed in October 2008, it measures waves reaching Seaford Bay between Newhaven and Beachy Head. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Seaford wave buoy daily averages Aug 2023last observation shown Aug 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Aug 1	5	4	SW	18.6
Aug 2	7	5	SW	18.6
Aug 3	3	4	SW	18.5
Aug 4	2	4	SW	18.5
Aug 5	5	4	SW	18.4
Aug 6	3	4	SW	18.3
Aug 7	3	4	WSW	18.3
Aug 8	3	4	SW	18.2
Aug 9	2	4	WSW	18.4
Aug 10	1	3	SSW	18.6
Aug 11	1	3	WSW	18.7
Aug 12	3	4	SW	18.7
Aug 13	3	4	WSW	19.0
Aug 14	2	3	SSW	19.0
Aug 15	2	3	WSW	19.1
Aug 16	1	4	SW	19.3
Aug 17	1	3	SSE	19.2
Aug 18	1	3	SSE	19.2
Aug 19	2	3	SW	19.3
Aug 20	2	4	SW	19.6
Aug 21	1	3	WSW	19.6
Aug 22	1	3	WSW	19.5
Aug 23	1	4	SW	19.9
Aug 24	1	3	SW	19.6
Aug 25	2	3	WSW	19.5
Aug 26	3	4	SW	19.5
Aug 27	2	4	WSW	19.5
Aug 28	2	4	SW	19.4
Aug 29	1	3	WSW	19.4
Aug 30	3	4	SW	19.3
Aug 31	2	4	SSW	19.1

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

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