Bideford Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2024
Monthly averages from the Bideford Bay wave buoy for 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 2024, Bideford Bay’s wave buoy recorded 16,652 observations across 355 of 366 days, providing 97% coverage. Average wave height was 3.8 ft, with a range of 0.1–38 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.5 seconds and ranged from 2–18 seconds. Water temperature averaged 13.4°C, ranging from 7.6–21.3°C; wind data was unavailable.
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Average Wave Height
Available for 16,633 of 16,652 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 16,649 of 16,652 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Bideford Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Jan 2024
About Bideford Bay wave buoy
Bideford Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in about 11 metres of water off north Devon. Deployed in June 2009, it records Atlantic waves entering the broad bay between Hartland Point and Morte Point. The station reports wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power, with its shore receiver hosted by RNLI Appledore.