Dawlish wave buoy observations on Sat, Dec 20, 2025

Hourly readings from the Dawlish wave buoy for Sat, Dec 20, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 23:30

Oldest observation available Tue, Dec 7, 2010

Daily means for Dec 2025

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 4.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.1–7.2 ft), while mean peak wave period was 6.7 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.5–9.4 seconds). Mean water temperature was 11.6°C (10th–90th percentile 11.1–11.9°C). 1 of 191 checked values (0.5%) were excluded by quality control.

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About Dawlish wave buoy

Dawlish is a Channel Coastal Observatory National Network wave station in the western part of Lyme Bay off south Devon. It provides nearshore context for waves reaching the Dawlish and Teignmouth frontage, including the exposed coastal railway and beaches backed by cliffs and urban development.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Dawlish wave buoy hourly observations Sat, Dec 20, 2025Last observation shown Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Metric	Sat 00:00	Sat 00:30	Sat 01:00	Sat 01:30	Sat 02:00	Sat 02:30	Sat 03:00	Sat 03:30	Sat 04:00	Sat 04:30	Sat 05:00	Sat 05:30	Sat 06:00	Sat 06:30	Sat 07:00	Sat 07:30	Sat 08:00	Sat 08:30	Sat 09:00	Sat 09:30	Sat 10:00	Sat 10:30	Sat 11:00	Sat 11:30	Sat 12:00	Sat 12:30	Sat 13:00	Sat 13:30	Sat 14:00	Sat 14:30	Sat 15:00	Sat 15:30	Sat 16:00	Sat 16:30	Sat 17:00	Sat 17:30	Sat 18:00	Sat 18:30	Sat 19:00	Sat 19:30	Sat 20:00	Sat 20:30	Sat 21:00	Sat 21:30	Sat 22:00	Sat 22:30	Sat 23:00	Sat 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	6
Maximum wave height (ft)	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	7	7	7	8	7	6	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	13	11	9	10
Peak period (s)	18	-	17	17	17	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7
Zero-crossing period (s)	4	-	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peak wave direction	SSE	-	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Directional spread (°)	15.0	-	29.0	33.0	33.0	27.0	26.0	36.0	25.0	33.0	40.0	39.0	34.0	38.0	35.0	35.0	26.0	29.0	26.0	20.0	13.0	16.0	18.0	12.0	19.0	19.0	20.0	19.0	24.0	21.0	22.0	20.0	19.0	27.0	30.0	31.0	27.0	32.0	29.0	29.0	26.0	24.0	20.0	17.0	12.0	17.0	14.0	15.0
Water temperature(°C)	9.9	10.2	10.6	11.2	11.7	11.0	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.8	11.9	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.3	11.1	11.0

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