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Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2016

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

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Average Wave Height

4.6ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 19.6ft

Available for 733 of 735 observations

Average Wave period

11.7secs
Observed range: 5 — 18secs

Available for 722 of 735 observations

Average Wave Direction

WNW

Average Water temperature

8.6°C
Observed range: 8 — 9.9°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 1,403 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
4.6ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 4.7ft
Wave Period
11.7s
0.5s below average
Historical average 12.2s
Water Temperature
8.6°C
In line with the historical average
Historical average 8.6°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 Mar 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
79W8.6
1411W8.3
810W8.4
69WNW8.3
611WNW8.3
412WNW8.2
411WNW8.2
311WNW8.3
QC rejected9NW8.4
412WNW8.5
212W8.6
413WNW8.9
411WNW8.9
313WNW8.7
315WNW8.8
213WNW8.7
214WNW8.8
313W8.8
212WNW8.6
111WNW8.5
110WNW8.7
112WNW8.6
212WNW8.6
512WNW8.6
412WNW9.0
713WNW8.9
913WNW8.9
813WNW8.9
712W8.8
612W8.9
412W9.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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