Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.4 — 5.1 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
17 °C
0 — 21.3 °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 | 11 | SSW | 18.1 | |
| 1 | 10 | SE | 18.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 18.2 | |
| 1 | 12 | S | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 14 | S | 18.0 | |
| 1 | 11 | SE | 18.8 | |
| 1 | 12 | ESE | 19.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | ESE | 18.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 14 | SSE | 18.2 | |
| 1 | 13 | S | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 16.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 16.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | ESE | 16.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 16.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSE | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 15.6 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 15.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 16.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 16.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | E | 15.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.