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Seaford wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2025

Daily averages from the Seaford wave buoy for Jan 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In January 2025, Seaford’s wave buoy recorded 1,453 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 3.3 ft, with a range of 0.4–26 ft, and average wave period was 4.6 seconds, ranging from 2–10 seconds; water temperature averaged 8°C, ranging from 6.8–9.3°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 26ft

Available for 1,451 of 1,453 observations

Average Wave period

4.6secs
Observed range: 2 — 10secs

Available for 1,452 of 1,453 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

8°C
Observed range: 6.8 — 9.3°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 8,484 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
3.3ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
4.6s
1.3s below average
Historical average 5.9s
Water Temperature
8°C
0.4°C below average
Historical average 8.4°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Seaford. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

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 Jan 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
96SW9.2
25SW8.8
13WSW8.6
34S8.6
75SSW8.6
75SW8.5
54SW8.5
24SSW8.4
24SSW8.5
25SW7.9
17SSW7.9
17SSW7.8
13SSW7.9
24SW7.8
15SSW8.0
16SSW8.0
14SSW7.9
14SSW7.8
24SSW7.6
25SSW7.5
13SSW7.5
13S7.4
54SW7.4
85SSW7.4
26SW7.5
75SSW7.8
106SSW7.4
95SW7.5
34SSW8.1
14S8.2
34SSW8.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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