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Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016

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

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 7.1ft

Average Wave period

11.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 738 of 739 observations

Average Wave Direction

WNW

Average Water temperature

15.4°C
Observed range: 14.2 — 17.3°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 1,486 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
1.1ft below average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
11.4s
0.9s above average
Historical average 10.5s
Water Temperature
15.4°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 15.5°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 Oct 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
510WNW16.7
411WNW16.7
312WNW16.6
412WNW16.4
212WNW16.3
212WNW16.1
212WNW16.0
211W16.0
210W16.0
210W16.0
112W15.8
212W15.6
111W15.5
110WNW15.3
311WNW15.2
410WNW15.2
58WNW15.4
58WNW15.3
313WNW15.1
315WNW15.1
413WNW15.1
212WNW15.1
212WNW15.0
215WNW14.7
112WNW14.7
210W14.7
39W14.7
39WNW14.6
212WNW14.6
215WNW14.6
213WNW14.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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