Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2018
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Oct 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn October 2018, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 743 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 2.4 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 10.1 ft, while the average wave period was 8.7 seconds and water temperature averaged 15.4°C; no wind observations were available. Across four historical same-month years, average wave height was 2.6 ft, wave period 7.9 seconds and water temperature 15.6°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 717 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 2,944 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 2.6ft
- Wave Period
- 8.7s
- 0.8s above average
- Historical average 7.9s
- Water Temperature
- 15.4°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 15.6°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 hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Mon, Oct 1, 2018
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.