Seaford wave buoy daily averages for May 2025 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 2.5 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 5 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
14 °C
12.2 — 16.2 °C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Seaford. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.
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 | 3 | S | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 12.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SE | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 12.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 14.6 | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | WSW | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 15.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.