Bideford Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 10.5 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
18 °C
17.1 — 19 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 2.6 | NNW | 17.4 | |
| 0.8 | 3.9 | WNW | 17.5 | |
| 0.8 | 4 | WNW | 17.7 | |
| 0.8 | 3.9 | WNW | 17.6 | |
| 0.9 | 5.1 | WNW | 17.6 | |
| 1.4 | 6.3 | W | 17.7 | |
| 1.3 | 5 | WNW | 17.5 | |
| 0.9 | 3.5 | WNW | 17.5 | |
| 1.4 | 5 | W | 17.9 | |
| 2.9 | 4.2 | W | 17.6 | |
| 2.3 | 4.9 | W | 17.5 | |
| 1.8 | 4.2 | WNW | 17.4 | |
| 1.6 | 3.4 | WNW | 17.4 | |
| 2.3 | 3.5 | W | 17.4 | |
| 3.1 | 4 | WNW | 17.3 | |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | W | 17.3 | |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | W | 17.5 | |
| 2.7 | 5 | W | 17.6 | |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | WNW | 17.3 | |
| 3.4 | 5.1 | WNW | 17.3 | |
| 2.5 | 4.3 | WNW | 17.4 | |
| 2.1 | 4 | WNW | 17.5 | |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | W | 17.4 | |
| 6.0 | 5.3 | W | 17.3 | |
| 6.4 | 5.6 | W | 17.4 | |
| 7.9 | 6.3 | W | 17.6 | |
| 2.7 | 4.3 | W | 17.8 | |
| 1.3 | 5.8 | W | 18.0 | |
| 1.1 | 4.8 | WNW | 17.7 | |
| 1.4 | 3.3 | W | 17.6 | |
| 2.2 | 4.1 | W | 17.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.