Start Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Sep 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 8.1 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
17 °C
16.4 — 17.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | 8.3 | S | 16.6 | |
| 4.4 | 9.7 | S | 16.7 | |
| 3.3 | 8.5 | S | 16.8 | |
| 3.1 | 9 | S | 16.9 | |
| 2.9 | 7.6 | S | 17.1 | |
| 3.3 | 11.3 | S | 17.2 | |
| 3.6 | 9.8 | S | 17.2 | |
| 3.2 | 7.6 | S | 17.3 | |
| 2.3 | 6.8 | SSE | 17.4 | |
| 4.1 | 6.3 | E | 17.4 | |
| 6.0 | 6.7 | E | 17.3 | |
| 2.5 | 5.3 | ESE | 17.3 | |
| 2.7 | 5.4 | E | 17.3 | |
| 1.7 | 5.6 | E | 17.3 | |
| 0.5 | 10.4 | S | 17.3 | |
| 0.8 | 8.2 | SSE | 17.3 | |
| 2.0 | 6.1 | ESE | 17.1 | |
| 1.5 | 8.5 | SSE | 17.1 | |
| 1.3 | 11 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.5 | 10.2 | S | 16.9 | |
| 1.2 | 7.4 | SE | 16.9 | |
| 1.3 | 5 | SSE | 16.8 | |
| 1.2 | 5.6 | ESE | 16.9 | |
| 0.8 | 8.8 | SSE | 16.9 | |
| 1.1 | 7.7 | S | 16.8 | |
| 1.0 | 9.7 | S | 16.9 | |
| 1.2 | 6 | S | 16.9 | |
| 1.1 | 4.3 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.0 | 6.1 | SSE | 17.0 | |
| 1.2 | 7.6 | S | 17.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.