Boscombe wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.4 — 3.8 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
4.9 — 16.9 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.3 — 10 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | 9.3 | SSE | 7.3 | |
| 1.2 | 16.9 | SSW | 7.5 | |
| 1.1 | 6.3 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.1 | 9.9 | S | 7.7 | |
| 2.1 | 11.9 | S | 7.9 | |
| 2.6 | 5.6 | SSW | 7.8 | |
| 1.1 | 7 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.1 | 8.4 | S | 7.6 | |
| 1.1 | 15.9 | S | 7.7 | |
| 2.1 | 8.8 | S | 7.9 | |
| 1.3 | 14 | S | 8.0 | |
| 1.0 | 10.2 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3.5 | 7.7 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 3.4 | 6.7 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1.1 | 9.3 | S | 8.5 | |
| 3.0 | 6.3 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 1.1 | 8.3 | S | 8.5 | |
| 0.9 | 7.6 | S | 8.6 | |
| 1.5 | 6.1 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 1.1 | 6.9 | SSW | 8.5 | |
| 0.4 | 14.1 | S | 8.4 | |
| 0.7 | 6.6 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 0.6 | 10.4 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1.1 | 6.8 | S | 8.9 | |
| 1.1 | 11.1 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 0.8 | 16 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 0.4 | 12 | S | 9.1 | |
| 0.5 | 9.5 | S | 9.3 | |
| 0.7 | 4.9 | SSE | 9.5 | |
| 0.9 | 6.6 | SSE | 9.7 | |
| 0.7 | 14.2 | S | 10.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.