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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown Data available:  to  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
About Start Bay wave buoy

Start Bay (CCO station 82) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.2926°N, 3.6156°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Start Bay wave buoy daily averages Mar 2018 last observation shown Mar 2018
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 12 S 7.8
2 12 S 7.7
3 9 S 7.8
2 10 S 7.8
2 6 S 7.9
1 10 S 7.7
1 12 S 7.8
4 9 SSE 7.6
4 8 S 7.5
2 13 S 7.3
1 11 SSE 7.2
4 7 E 7.1
6 7 E 7.2
7 8 E 7.5
6 8 ESE 8.0
3 12 S 8.2
6 10 S 8.0
7 6 SSE 7.8
2 11 S 7.9
4 12 S 7.7
5 11 SSE 7.6
4 8 S 7.5
3 6 SSE 7.3
2 8 S 7.2
2 11 S 7.1
2 10 S 7.0
3 9 SSE 7.0
5 10 SSE 7.0
5 6 ESE 6.7
13 10 E 6.6
11 9 E 6.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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