Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.4 — 5.3 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
12 °C
10 — 14.3 °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 | 6 | ESE | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 12.6 | |
| 1 | 8 | SE | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | SE | 11.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | ESE | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 11.7 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 11.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 11.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 12.0 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSE | 12.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 11.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 11.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 10.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 11 | S | 10.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 10.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 10.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.