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Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016

Daily averages from the Bideford Bay wave buoy for Jan 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

6.7ft
Observed range: 1.3 — 16.2ft

Available for 742 of 744 observations

Average Wave period

11.7secs
Observed range: 5 — 17secs

Available for 742 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

WNW

Average Water temperature

10°C
Observed range: 8.5 — 11.2°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 1,479 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
6.7ft
0.4ft below average
Historical average 7.1ft
Wave Period
11.7s
0.4s below average
Historical average 12.1s
Water Temperature
10°C
0.7°C above average
Historical average 9.3°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Bideford Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

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 daily averages Jan 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
613W10.9
713W11.1
612W11.0
QC rejected14WNW10.9
913WNW10.6
511W10.3
811W10.6
713WNW10.3
614WNW10.5
711W10.4
613W10.1
QC rejected9WNW10.2
58WNW9.9
68WNW9.5
77WNW9.7
26WNW9.0
212W9.0
311W9.3
312W9.3
314WNW9.2
413WNW9.2
512W9.3
814WNW9.4
613WNW9.8
712W10.0
1013W10.0
1114WNW10.0
812WNW9.8
1111W9.9
914WNW9.8
911W9.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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