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Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

4 ft
1.3 — 12 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3 — 9 secs

Average Wave Direction

W

Average Water temperature

16 °C
10.2 — 16.9 °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 Oct 2022 last observation shown Oct 2022
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
3 6 W 15.5
4 6 W 15.6
3 5 W 15.7
4 6 W 15.7
4 6 W 15.7
4 5 W 15.7
2 4 WNW 15.7
3 4 WNW 15.8
2 6 W 16.0
4 6 W 16.0
4 7 W 16.1
2 7 W 16.1
2 4 W 15.9
2 4 W 15.6
6 7 W 15.9
6 7 W 15.9
6 5 W 16.2
2 4 W 16.2
2 6 W 16.2
3 5 WNW 16.1
2 6 WNW 15.3
4 4 WNW 15.9
2 5 WNW 16.2
4 6 WNW 16.3
6 5 WNW 16.3
6 6 W 16.5
7 6 W 16.6
5 5 W 16.8
2 7 W 16.7
4 6 WNW 16.7
6 6 WNW 16.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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