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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2020

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

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In January 2020, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 740 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 3.1 ft, ranging from 0.9 to 9.5 ft, while wave periods averaged 9.9 seconds and ranged from 3 to 20 seconds. Water temperature averaged 10.4°C, with observations ranging from 9.5 to 11°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 9.5ft

Average Wave period

9.9secs
Observed range: 3 — 20secs

Available for 732 of 740 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

10.4°C
Observed range: 9.5 — 11°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 4,402 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.1ft above average
Historical average 3ft
Wave Period
9.9s
0.1s above average
Historical average 9.8s
Water Temperature
10.4°C
In line with the historical average
Historical average 10.4°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.

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 daily averages Jan 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
28SSE10.8
310S10.9
312S10.8
212S10.7
110S10.7
37S10.7
311S10.7
314S10.8
412S10.9
313S10.8
48S10.8
411S10.8
510S10.8
711S10.7
512S10.7
78SSE10.7
411S10.6
210S10.4
211S10.3
113S10.1
116S10.2
29SE10.3
46E10.1
25ESE10.0
24SE9.9
36SSE9.9
39S10.0
311S9.9
212SSW9.8
36SSE10.0
39S10.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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