Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.6 — 9.5 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
12 °C
11.1 — 14.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 9.4 | S | 13.7 | |
| 1.2 | 10.7 | S | 13.6 | |
| 1.1 | 10.7 | S | 13.5 | |
| 1.5 | 5.9 | SE | 13.2 | |
| 2.2 | 6.4 | SSE | 13.3 | |
| 3.1 | 4.8 | E | 13.0 | |
| 2.5 | 4.3 | E | 12.9 | |
| 1.2 | 10.7 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 1.7 | 6.4 | SE | 12.9 | |
| 1.4 | 4.4 | SSE | 12.6 | |
| 1.2 | 6.9 | S | 12.3 | |
| 1.0 | 10.8 | S | 12.3 | |
| 1.4 | 11 | S | 12.3 | |
| 2.1 | 11.4 | S | 12.4 | |
| 2.6 | 9.6 | S | 12.3 | |
| 3.1 | 5.7 | SSE | 12.3 | |
| 1.9 | 6.9 | S | 12.3 | |
| 1.7 | 7 | S | 12.1 | |
| 1.8 | 5.5 | S | 12.0 | |
| 2.4 | 5.9 | ESE | 12.0 | |
| 3.2 | 5.3 | ESE | 11.9 | |
| 2.5 | 6 | ESE | 11.9 | |
| 1.6 | 7 | SE | 11.8 | |
| 1.3 | 7.4 | SE | 11.8 | |
| 5.4 | 7.6 | E | 11.7 | |
| 6.9 | 6.8 | E | 11.6 | |
| 2.8 | 6.1 | E | 11.6 | |
| 2.1 | 7 | ESE | 11.4 | |
| 1.7 | 5.2 | ESE | 11.4 | |
| 2.4 | 9.5 | S | 11.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.