Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 5.6 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
15 °C
0 — 18.8 °C
About Start Bay wave buoy
Start Bay (CCO station 82) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.2926°N, 3.6156°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 | 12 | SSE | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | SE | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 16.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 16.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 16.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 16 | ESE | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | E | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 15.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 11 | S | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SE | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 13.9 | |
| 2 | 10 | S | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 10 | S | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | SE | 13.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | ESE | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 13 | SSW | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 13 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 13.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.