Seaford wave buoy daily averages for May 2025
Daily averages from the Seaford wave buoy for May 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2025, Seaford recorded 1,486 wave-buoy observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage and no partial period. Average wave height was 1.6 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 9.3 ft, while wave periods averaged 3.4 seconds; water temperature averaged 13.9°C, from 12.2 to 16.2°C. Wind observations were unavailable, and the 11-year same-month averages were 1.7 ft wave height, 5.4 seconds wave period and 12.8°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 7,762 observations across 11 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.6ft
- 0.1ft below average
- Historical average 1.7ft
- Wave Period
- 3.4s
- 2s below average
- Historical average 5.4s
- Water Temperature
- 13.9°C
- 1.1°C above average
- Historical average 12.8°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Thu, May 1, 2025
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.