Boscombe wave
buoy daily averages for Feb 2016 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 6.5 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
5 — 17.4 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.8 — 9.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 6.3 | SE | 7.8 | |
| 2.0 | 7.5 | SE | 7.9 | |
| 2.8 | 6.7 | SE | 8.0 | |
| 2.1 | 5.4 | S | 8.3 | |
| 0.7 | 13.1 | S | 8.3 | |
| 0.8 | 6.2 | SSE | 8.4 | |
| 1.0 | 10.4 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1.9 | 7.5 | S | 8.8 | |
| 3.4 | 6.6 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 3.3 | 6.8 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 2.6 | 11.7 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 1.6 | 15.8 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3.9 | 5.3 | S | 7.9 | |
| 1.5 | 11.2 | S | 8.2 | |
| 1.3 | 14.7 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1.7 | 14.5 | S | 8.6 | |
| 2.8 | 10.4 | SSE | 8.7 | |
| 2.8 | 5.5 | SSE | 8.8 | |
| 1.4 | 7.6 | S | 9.0 | |
| 2.3 | 8.9 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 3.0 | 17.4 | S | 9.3 | |
| 5.8 | 14.3 | S | 9.5 | |
| 4.7 | 7.5 | S | 9.6 | |
| 6.5 | 6.7 | S | 9.7 | |
| 2.8 | 5 | S | 9.6 | |
| 1.8 | 6.9 | SSW | 9.6 | |
| 1.9 | 15.3 | S | 9.7 | |
| 2.8 | 16.5 | S | 9.9 | |
| 3.5 | 7 | SSW | 9.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.