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Start Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2020

Monthly averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In 2020, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 6,960 observations across 297 of 366 days (81% coverage). Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 11.4 ft, while wave periods averaged 8 seconds (2–22 seconds); water temperature averaged 12.6°C (9–20.7°C).

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 11.4ft

Average Wave period

8secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 6,571 of 6,960 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

12.6°C
Observed range: 9 — 20.7°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 daily observations, use a linked month name in the table.

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.

Start Bay wave buoy monthly averages 2020last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
310S10.4
410S9.9
49SSE9.6
28SE10.6
29SSE12.4
27SSE14.6
17SSE15.3
27SSE17.2
18S16.8
3-S14.5
45S13.9
35SSE11.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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