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Start Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2017

Monthly averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In 2017, Start Bay recorded 8,694 wave buoy observations over 364 of 365 calendar days. Average wave height was 2 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 11.1 ft, while wave periods averaged 8.3 seconds and ranged from 2 to 29 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 13.1°C, with a range of 6.1°C to 19°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 11.1ft

Available for 8,693 of 8,694 observations

Average Wave period

8.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 29secs

Available for 8,516 of 8,694 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

13.1°C
Observed range: 6.1 — 19°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Start Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month name in the table.

About Start Bay wave buoy

Start Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the south Devon coast. First deployed in April 2007, it measures waves entering the bay between Start Point and the Dartmouth approaches. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Start Bay wave buoy monthly averages 2017last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29SSE10.2
410SSE9.5
310S9.9
18SSE11.0
27SSE12.3
28S14.5
16SSE16.1
17SSE16.5
28S16.5
29S15.4
29S13.8
210S11.4
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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