Bideford Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2025 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 10.4 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 11 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10 — 13.8 °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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | W | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 12.2 | |
| 3 | 8 | W | 12.2 | |
| 4 | 8 | WNW | 12.1 | |
| 4 | 9 | WNW | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | W | 11.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | W | 12.3 | |
| 5 | 6 | W | 11.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | W | 11.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | W | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | W | 11.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 10.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 10.6 | |
| 6 | 5 | WNW | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | WNW | 10.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | W | 10.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | W | 11.1 | |
| 2 | 8 | W | 11.0 | |
| 4 | 10 | W | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 9 | W | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | W | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 10.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | W | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | W | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 10.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.