Start Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 8.2 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
17 °C
15.8 — 19.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 6.3 | S | 17.2 | |
| 1.2 | 4.8 | S | 17.4 | |
| 1.1 | 5.1 | S | 17.4 | |
| 1.2 | 7.9 | SSW | 17.7 | |
| 0.6 | 9.3 | S | 18.1 | |
| 0.6 | 7 | SSE | 18.1 | |
| 0.8 | 7.2 | SE | 17.9 | |
| 1.4 | 3.7 | ESE | 17.0 | |
| 1.0 | 7.3 | SSE | 16.7 | |
| 0.7 | 7.7 | S | 16.5 | |
| 0.8 | 6.3 | SSE | 16.4 | |
| 1.0 | 6.5 | S | 16.2 | |
| 1.7 | 7.2 | S | 16.1 | |
| 1.7 | 7 | S | 16.1 | |
| 2.1 | 6.8 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 3.1 | 6 | S | 16.0 | |
| 1.5 | 6.6 | S | 16.2 | |
| 2.6 | 6 | S | 16.1 | |
| 0.9 | 5.9 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 1.0 | 7 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.3 | 8.5 | S | 16.6 | |
| 5.9 | 11.3 | S | 16.7 | |
| 5.3 | 7.5 | SSE | 16.9 | |
| 1.5 | 4.3 | SE | 17.0 | |
| 1.4 | 5.3 | S | 17.2 | |
| 1.8 | 5.6 | S | 17.2 | |
| 1.8 | 5.6 | S | 17.3 | |
| 1.3 | 4.7 | SSE | 17.3 | |
| 1.3 | 4.3 | ESE | 17.2 | |
| 0.8 | 6.1 | SSE | 17.2 | |
| 0.9 | 6.5 | SSE | 17.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.