Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 11.3 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
14.9 — 16.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 | E | 15.1 | |
| 3.2 | 5 | ESE | 15.0 | |
| 1.2 | 7 | SE | 15.0 | |
| 0.7 | 11.5 | S | 15.0 | |
| 0.8 | 7.4 | S | 15.0 | |
| 0.9 | 9.2 | S | 15.0 | |
| 1.1 | 9.7 | S | 15.1 | |
| 6.3 | 7.2 | E | 15.2 | |
| 7.6 | 6.8 | E | 15.2 | |
| 2.8 | 5.1 | E | 15.2 | |
| 1.8 | 12.8 | S | 15.3 | |
| 1.3 | 14.4 | S | 15.3 | |
| 1.1 | 11.1 | S | 15.4 | |
| 1.4 | 6.9 | SSE | 15.5 | |
| 2.0 | 6.2 | S | 15.6 | |
| 4.0 | 6.5 | SSE | 15.6 | |
| 2.9 | 5 | SSE | 15.6 | |
| 2.5 | 5.4 | E | 15.7 | |
| 5.0 | 6.7 | E | 15.7 | |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | E | 15.8 | |
| 3.3 | 5 | E | 15.9 | |
| 2.2 | 4.6 | E | 16.0 | |
| 2.2 | 4.6 | E | 16.1 | |
| 2.4 | 4.9 | E | 16.1 | |
| 4.5 | 6.2 | E | 16.2 | |
| 7.1 | 7.5 | E | 16.4 | |
| 8.3 | 8 | E | 16.6 | |
| 6.6 | 6.4 | ESE | 16.6 | |
| 3.0 | 5.3 | SE | 16.7 | |
| 1.4 | 8.2 | SSE | 16.6 | |
| 2.0 | 6.8 | S | 16.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.