Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2016
Daily averages from the Bideford Bay wave buoy for May 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 730 of 742 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 1,289 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.2ft
- 1ft below average
- Historical average 3.2ft
- Wave Period
- 9.9s
- 0.9s above average
- Historical average 9s
- Water Temperature
- 12°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 12.4°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, May 1, 2016
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.