Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2018
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Sep 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn September 2018, Start Bay recorded 585 wave buoy observations across 26 of 30 days (87% coverage). Average wave height was 1.8 ft, with periods averaging 7.6 seconds, while water temperature averaged 16.5°C; wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 570 of 585 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 2,803 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.8ft
- 0.1ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 7.6s
- 0.2s below average
- Historical average 7.8s
- Water Temperature
- 16.5°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 16.9°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 Sat, Sep 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.