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Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2018 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.5 — 8.9 ft

Average Wave period

10 secs
4 — 25 secs

Average Wave Direction

WNW

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10 — 15.7 °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.

Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages May 2018 last observation shown May 2018
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 12 WNW 14.0
1 11 W 13.8
2 10 WNW 13.8
1 10 WNW 13.7
1 10 W 13.0
2 10 WNW 13.2
2 11 W 13.7
2 12 WNW 14.3
2 11 W 14.3
2 9 WNW 13.2
2 9 WNW 13.3
2 12 WNW 13.1
1 12 WNW 12.5
1 10 W 12.0
1 9 WNW 11.9
3 9 WNW 11.7
3 10 W 11.8
2 11 W 11.9
4 13 W 11.6
5 12 W 11.3
5 12 WNW 11.3
6 13 WNW 12.0
4 14 WNW 11.6
3 9 W 11.7
3 10 W 11.6
2 9 W 11.7
2 10 W 11.1
3 10 W 10.7
4 10 W 10.4
6 10 W 10.0
3 7 W 9.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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