Start Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2017 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 6.3 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.5 — 19 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 8.3 | S | 17.2 | |
| 0.8 | 5.8 | ESE | 17.3 | |
| 0.4 | 6.5 | SE | 17.6 | |
| 0.6 | 5.9 | SE | 17.6 | |
| 0.7 | 8.2 | SSE | 17.2 | |
| 0.7 | 6.7 | SSE | 17.1 | |
| 0.9 | 6.3 | SSE | 16.7 | |
| 1.0 | 9.8 | S | 16.6 | |
| 1.5 | 6.8 | SSE | 16.6 | |
| 2.0 | 7.8 | SE | 16.5 | |
| 1.3 | 5.8 | SSE | 16.5 | |
| 1.8 | 6 | S | 16.3 | |
| 1.4 | 7.7 | S | 16.5 | |
| 1.8 | 5.6 | S | 16.6 | |
| 2.1 | 5.8 | S | 16.7 | |
| 1.3 | 5.2 | S | 16.5 | |
| 0.7 | 9.5 | S | 16.6 | |
| 0.8 | 6.5 | SSE | 16.5 | |
| 0.9 | 7 | SSE | 16.3 | |
| 1.2 | 5.3 | SSE | 16.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.8 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 1.3 | 5.7 | ESE | 16.1 | |
| 1.0 | 5.3 | ESE | 15.9 | |
| 0.8 | 8.8 | S | 15.9 | |
| 1.0 | 6.2 | S | 15.9 | |
| 1.0 | 5.3 | S | 15.8 | |
| 1.0 | 7.8 | S | 15.9 | |
| 1.7 | 11 | S | 16.1 | |
| 3.3 | 9.7 | S | 15.9 | |
| 4.3 | 6.4 | S | 16.1 | |
| 1.1 | 7.3 | S | 16.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.