Boscombe wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2018 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1.3 — 4.4 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
5.3 — 18.6 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.9 — 9.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 7.5 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1.3 | 8.4 | S | 8.8 | |
| 2.3 | 5.5 | SSW | 8.9 | |
| 1.9 | 5.3 | S | 8.7 | |
| 2.4 | 7.2 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1.5 | 14.9 | S | 8.7 | |
| 2.9 | 16.1 | S | 8.8 | |
| 4.4 | 7.2 | S | 8.8 | |
| 2.9 | 6.2 | S | 8.3 | |
| 1.7 | 7.5 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.3 | 6.5 | S | 8.1 | |
| 2.0 | 6.4 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.0 | 7.1 | S | 8.2 | |
| 3.3 | 13.3 | S | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 | 18.6 | S | 7.9 | |
| 2.5 | 10.8 | S | 8.1 | |
| 3.5 | 6.8 | S | 8.0 | |
| 1.9 | 11.7 | S | 7.9 | |
| 4.0 | 5.5 | SSE | 8.0 | |
| 1.6 | 11 | S | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 | 15.5 | S | 8.1 | |
| 2.1 | 12.5 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.3 | 7.8 | SSE | 8.3 | |
| 2.6 | 7.3 | SE | 8.4 | |
| 2.5 | 8.4 | SE | 8.8 | |
| 1.9 | 15.9 | S | 9.3 | |
| 2.9 | 8.4 | S | 9.5 | |
| 3.6 | 14.3 | S | 9.5 | |
| 4.2 | 16.3 | S | 9.5 | |
| 3.5 | 10.5 | S | 9.4 | |
| 3.3 | 14 | S | 9.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.