Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1 — 10.4 ft
Average Wave period
11 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
7 °C
5.4 — 9.4 °C
About Bideford Bay wave buoy
Bideford Bay (CCO station 97) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.0584°N, 4.2768°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11 | WNW | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 13 | WNW | 7.6 | |
| 4 | 12 | W | 7.8 | |
| 5 | 12 | W | 7.9 | |
| 4 | 8 | W | 7.8 | |
| 3 | 10 | W | 7.7 | |
| 4 | 12 | W | 7.6 | |
| 4 | 13 | W | 7.3 | |
| 7 | 11 | W | 7.2 | |
| 4 | 12 | W | 7.1 | |
| 3 | 13 | W | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 12 | WNW | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 13 | WNW | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 16 | WNW | 7.2 | |
| 3 | 14 | WNW | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 13 | W | 7.7 | |
| 5 | 12 | W | 7.5 | |
| 3 | 10 | W | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 10 | W | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 12 | W | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 13 | W | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 13 | W | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 10 | W | 6.9 | |
| 5 | 8 | W | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 9 | W | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 10 | W | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 10 | W | 6.4 | |
| 2 | 12 | W | 6.4 | |
| 2 | 10 | WNW | 6.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | NE | 6.2 | |
| 2 | 3 | ENE | 6.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.