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Bideford Bay wave buoy observations on Wed, Jul 29, 2026

Hourly readings from the Bideford Bay wave buoy for Wed, Jul 29, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Bideford Bay wave buoy recorded 48 observations on Wednesday 29 July 2026, with wave heights averaging 1.3 ft and ranging from 0.9 to 1.6 ft. Wave periods averaged 3.9 seconds, ranging from 3 to 5 seconds, while water temperatures averaged 19.6°C and ranged from 19.1 to 20°C. Wind data was unavailable.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Bideford Bay. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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.

Bideford Bay wave buoy hourly observations Wed, Jul 29, 2026last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15W19.6
15W19.6
15W19.5
14W19.7
14W19.7
14WNW19.9
14W19.9
24WNW19.7
14NW19.4
15WNW19.3
14WNW19.2
15WNW19.1
15WNW19.1
14WNW19.2
15W19.4
15W19.6
15WNW19.6
15W19.8
15W20.0
15WNW20.0
15W20.0
15W19.7
13W19.8
13W19.8
13WNW19.6
23W19.6
13W19.6
13W19.7
13W19.6
13W19.9
13W19.9
23W19.8
14WNW19.8
14W19.7
14WNW19.7
14W19.6
14WNW19.6
14WNW19.5
13WNW19.5
13W19.5
14W19.3
14WNW19.3
13WNW19.4
13WNW19.4
13W19.5
13W19.6
13W19.7
13W19.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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