Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2018
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Nov 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn November 2018, Start Bay recorded 720 wave buoy observations across all 30 days. Average wave height was 4.7 ft, ranging from 0.7 to 12.8 ft, while wave periods averaged 8 seconds and ranged from 3 to 22 seconds; water temperature averaged 13.3°C, from 11.4 to 14.6°C. No wind observations were reported.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 702 of 720 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 3,532 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.7ft
- 2.1ft above average
- Historical average 2.6ft
- Wave Period
- 8s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 8.5s
- Water Temperature
- 13.3°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 13.7°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 Thu, Nov 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.