Bideford Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2020 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 15.1 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 13 secs
Average Wave Direction
W
Average Water temperature
18 °C
16.5 — 21.3 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 8.1 | WNW | 17.4 | |
| 1.5 | 6.1 | WNW | 17.3 | |
| 3.8 | 7.8 | WNW | 17.2 | |
| 3.7 | 8.7 | W | 17.5 | |
| 2.7 | 9.4 | W | 17.6 | |
| 6.2 | 10.2 | W | 17.7 | |
| 8.4 | 8.8 | W | 17.8 | |
| 2.2 | 7.4 | WNW | 17.8 | |
| 5.2 | 8.5 | WNW | 17.8 | |
| 7.0 | 10.6 | WNW | 17.8 | |
| 8.4 | 12.3 | W | 17.9 | |
| 5.0 | 10.8 | W | 18.1 | |
| 1.6 | 8.8 | W | 18.4 | |
| 1.7 | 5.4 | WNW | 18.4 | |
| 0.9 | 5.8 | W | 19.1 | |
| 0.5 | 7.6 | W | 19.5 | |
| 0.8 | 7.6 | W | 19.8 | |
| 1.4 | 8.8 | W | 20.3 | |
| 1.2 | 9.2 | W | 19.8 | |
| 1.2 | 8.4 | W | 19.1 | |
| 1.3 | 9 | W | 18.7 | |
| 1.5 | 8.3 | W | 18.3 | |
| 2.0 | 8.8 | W | 18.2 | |
| 2.3 | 8.8 | W | 18.0 | |
| 2.1 | 9.7 | WNW | 18.0 | |
| 3.4 | 10.4 | WNW | 17.6 | |
| 4.3 | 8.8 | WNW | 17.2 | |
| 2.4 | 7.1 | WNW | 17.2 | |
| 1.9 | 8 | W | 17.5 | |
| 2.9 | 9 | W | 17.3 | |
| 3.2 | 10.2 | W | 17.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.