Bideford Bay wave buoy observations on Sat, May 30, 2015

Hourly readings from the Bideford Bay wave buoy for Sat, May 30, 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sun, May 31, 2015, 00:00

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for May 2015

Period Summary

Hog Says

On 30 May 2015, Bideford Bay recorded 24 wave observations with full coverage of the calendar day, although observations were listed across two days. Wave heights averaged 2.5 ft, ranging from 1.5 to 4.3 ft, while periods averaged 7.3 seconds, ranging from 6 to 9 seconds; water temperatures averaged 13.2°C, from 12.5 to 14.1°C, and no wind observations were recorded.

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About Bideford Bay wave buoy

Bideford Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in about 11 metres of water off north Devon. Deployed in June 2009, it records Atlantic waves entering the broad bay between Hartland Point and Morte Point. The station reports wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power, with its shore receiver hosted by RNLI Appledore.

Bideford Bay wave buoy hourly observations Sat, May 30, 2015last observation shown Sun, May 31, 2015
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Sat 01:00	4	6	W	12.7
Sat 02:00	4	7	W	12.6
Sat 03:00	4	6	WNW	12.5
Sat 04:00	4	6	WNW	12.6
Sat 05:00	4	7	WNW	12.6
Sat 06:00	3	8	W	12.6
Sat 07:00	3	8	WNW	12.7
Sat 08:00	3	7	WNW	12.8
Sat 09:00	2	8	W	13.0
Sat 10:00	2	7	W	13.2
Sat 11:00	2	7	W	13.8
Sat 12:00	3	9	W	14.0
Sat 13:00	3	6	W	14.1
Sat 14:00	2	6	WNW	13.9
Sat 15:00	2	8	W	13.8
Sat 16:00	2	6	WNW	13.7
Sat 17:00	2	8	W	13.5
Sat 18:00	2	8	W	13.4
Sat 19:00	2	6	W	13.3
Sat 20:00	2	8	W	13.6
Sat 21:00	2	7	W	13.3
Sat 22:00	2	8	W	13.1
Sat 23:00	2	8	W	13.1
Sun 00:00	2	9	W	13.2

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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