Seaford wave buoy observations on Wed, Apr 17, 2024

Hourly readings from the Seaford wave buoy for Wed, Apr 17, 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Apr 2024

Period Summary

Hog Says

On 17 April 2024, Seaford recorded 47 wave observations, with wave heights averaging 2.2 ft (1.7–2.7 ft) and periods averaging 4 seconds (3–5 seconds). Water temperature averaged 11°C (10.6–11.3°C); wind observations were unavailable, with 98% coverage reported.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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 hourly observations Wed, Apr 17, 2024last observation shown Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Wed 01:00	2	5	WSW	10.9
Wed 01:30	2	5	WSW	10.7
Wed 02:00	2	5	WSW	11.0
Wed 02:30	2	5	WSW	11.0
Wed 03:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 03:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 04:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 04:30	2	4	SW	11.0
Wed 05:00	2	4	WSW	10.6
Wed 05:30	2	4	WSW	10.6
Wed 06:00	2	4	WSW	10.8
Wed 06:30	2	4	SW	10.8
Wed 07:00	2	4	SW	10.9
Wed 07:30	2	4	WSW	10.9
Wed 08:00	2	4	SW	10.9
Wed 08:30	3	4	SW	11.0
Wed 09:00	3	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 09:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 10:00	3	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 10:30	3	4	WSW	11.1
Wed 11:00	2	4	SW	11.1
Wed 11:30	2	4	WSW	11.1
Wed 12:00	2	4	WSW	11.2
Wed 12:30	2	4	SW	11.1
Wed 13:00	2	4	SW	11.2
Wed 13:30	2	4	WSW	11.2
Wed 14:00	2	4	SW	11.2
Wed 14:30	2	4	WSW	11.3
Wed 15:00	2	4	WSW	11.3
Wed 15:30	2	3	WSW	11.2
Wed 16:00	2	3	WSW	11.2
Wed 16:30	2	3	WSW	11.2
Wed 17:00	2	3	WSW	11.1
Wed 17:30	2	4	SW	11.1
Wed 18:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 18:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 19:00	2	4	WSW	10.9
Wed 19:30	2	4	SW	10.9
Wed 20:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 20:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 21:00	2	5	WSW	11.0
Wed 21:30	2	5	WSW	11.0
Wed 22:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 22:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 23:00	2	4	WSW	11.0
Wed 23:30	2	4	WSW	11.0
Thu 00:00	-	-	-	-
Thu 00:30	2	4	WSW	11.0

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

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