Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.7 — 18.3 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
4 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
7 °C
6.3 — 8.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 12.3 | S | 7.8 | |
| 2.1 | 11.5 | S | 7.7 | |
| 2.8 | 8.7 | S | 7.8 | |
| 1.5 | 10 | S | 7.8 | |
| 2.1 | 6.2 | S | 7.9 | |
| 1.2 | 10.4 | S | 7.7 | |
| 1.4 | 11.9 | S | 7.8 | |
| 3.9 | 9.1 | SSE | 7.6 | |
| 3.6 | 8.1 | S | 7.5 | |
| 1.6 | 12.5 | S | 7.3 | |
| 1.4 | 11.4 | SSE | 7.2 | |
| 4.1 | 6.8 | E | 7.1 | |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | E | 7.2 | |
| 6.6 | 7.7 | E | 7.5 | |
| 5.5 | 8 | ESE | 8.0 | |
| 3.3 | 11.9 | S | 8.2 | |
| 5.6 | 10.4 | S | 8.0 | |
| 6.5 | 6.2 | SSE | 7.8 | |
| 1.8 | 10.6 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3.9 | 11.6 | S | 7.7 | |
| 4.6 | 10.6 | SSE | 7.6 | |
| 3.8 | 8.2 | S | 7.5 | |
| 2.8 | 6.3 | SSE | 7.3 | |
| 2.4 | 7.7 | S | 7.2 | |
| 2.0 | 10.9 | S | 7.1 | |
| 1.7 | 9.8 | S | 7.0 | |
| 3.4 | 8.5 | SSE | 7.0 | |
| 4.6 | 9.6 | SSE | 7.0 | |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | ESE | 6.7 | |
| 13.2 | 9.5 | E | 6.6 | |
| 11.4 | 9.3 | E | 6.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.