Bideford Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.9 — 36.6 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
3 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
10 °C
6.8 — 11.3 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 5 | WNW | 9.5 | |
| 3.6 | 5.3 | WNW | 9.5 | |
| 6.0 | 5.3 | W | 9.6 | |
| 3.0 | 5.5 | W | 9.7 | |
| 3.9 | 5 | W | 9.7 | |
| 2.2 | 6.5 | W | 9.7 | |
| 2.2 | 9.2 | W | 9.7 | |
| 1.9 | 8.3 | W | 9.7 | |
| 1.4 | 8.8 | W | 9.7 | |
| 1.5 | 4.1 | W | 9.5 | |
| 1.7 | 6.5 | W | 9.8 | |
| 3.0 | 5 | WNW | 9.9 | |
| 3.3 | 4.5 | WNW | 10.0 | |
| 1.1 | 6 | W | 10.0 | |
| 2.0 | 6.7 | W | 9.7 | |
| 2.6 | 4.5 | W | 10.0 | |
| 2.0 | 6.4 | W | 10.2 | |
| 2.2 | 8.1 | WNW | 9.9 | |
| 2.9 | 9.2 | W | 9.6 | |
| 4.3 | 9.5 | WNW | 9.7 | |
| 5.3 | 8.3 | WNW | 9.8 | |
| 4.8 | 7.7 | W | 9.5 | |
| 8.9 | 7.1 | WNW | 9.3 | |
| 10.2 | 6.9 | W | 9.8 | |
| 12.7 | 7.8 | W | 10.0 | |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | WNW | 10.4 | |
| 4.0 | 4.3 | WNW | 10.4 | |
| 6.5 | 5.4 | WNW | 10.8 | |
| 7.8 | 7 | WNW | 11.0 | |
| 6.9 | 6.1 | W | 11.2 | |
| 7.2 | 7.3 | W | 11.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.