Boscombe wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 6.3 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2.8 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.3 — 8.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 5.6 | S | 7.7 | |
| 2.8 | 4.1 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 2.7 | 4.4 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 2.5 | 3.8 | S | 7.8 | |
| 1.8 | 4.7 | S | 7.6 | |
| 3.0 | 4 | S | 7.5 | |
| 1.1 | 6 | S | 7.6 | |
| 1.8 | 4.6 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.1 | 5.1 | S | 7.9 | |
| 1.5 | 4.5 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.8 | 3.9 | S | 8.5 | |
| 6.3 | 4.8 | S | 8.5 | |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | S | 7.9 | |
| 1.9 | 3.9 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.1 | 4.3 | S | 7.7 | |
| 3.4 | 4.4 | S | 7.6 | |
| 1.5 | 5 | SSE | 7.7 | |
| 1.7 | 5.2 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.7 | 4.1 | S | 7.6 | |
| 2.2 | 4.5 | SSW | 7.4 | |
| 1.5 | 2.8 | SSW | 7.4 | |
| 0.4 | 3.5 | SSE | 7.3 | |
| 0.9 | 3.8 | SE | 7.4 | |
| 0.5 | 3.4 | SSE | 7.6 | |
| 0.7 | 4 | SSE | 7.7 | |
| 0.9 | 4.3 | SE | 7.9 | |
| 1.2 | 4.7 | SE | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 | 4.3 | SE | 8.4 | |
| 0.8 | 3.8 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 0.4 | 4.2 | S | 8.7 | |
| 0.5 | 5.1 | S | 8.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.