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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.

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Period Summary

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In 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.

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Average Wave Height

4.7ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 12.8ft

Average Wave period

8secs
Observed range: 3 — 22secs

Available for 702 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

13.3°C
Observed range: 11.4 — 14.6°C

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.

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 daily averages Nov 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29SSE14.2
110S14.1
46S14.4
56SSE14.5
37SSE14.3
46SSE14.3
68SSE14.3
68SSE14.1
77SSE14.0
511S13.9
412S13.8
49S13.8
310S13.7
48S13.7
39S13.5
39SE13.5
77E13.6
88E13.5
88E13.0
78E12.6
46SE12.4
66ESE12.3
45ESE12.4
46E12.3
46E12.0
37ESE11.7
58SSE11.8
711S12.3
811S12.4
412S12.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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