Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2020 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 10.5 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
12 °C
11.1 — 15.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 4.5 | E | 14.4 | |
| 2.2 | 5 | ESE | 14.2 | |
| 3.4 | 5.3 | E | 13.7 | |
| 2.4 | 6 | ESE | 13.2 | |
| 0.9 | 13.3 | S | 13.5 | |
| 0.9 | 13 | SSW | 13.5 | |
| 1.0 | 11.3 | S | 13.2 | |
| 1.5 | 11.4 | S | 12.7 | |
| 2.7 | 12.8 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 2.8 | 8.1 | S | 12.6 | |
| 1.0 | 11.3 | SSW | 13.2 | |
| 0.9 | 10.9 | S | 12.6 | |
| 0.8 | 8 | S | 12.4 | |
| 0.7 | 9 | SSW | 12.4 | |
| 0.6 | 10.8 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 0.8 | 12 | SSW | 12.4 | |
| 2.2 | 6.5 | E | 12.3 | |
| 4.5 | 6.6 | E | 12.1 | |
| 2.5 | 4.5 | E | 12.2 | |
| 3.4 | 6.3 | ESE | 12.1 | |
| 7.3 | 8.2 | E | 12.0 | |
| 2.2 | 8.8 | ESE | 11.9 | |
| 0.8 | 13.6 | SSW | 11.9 | |
| 1.0 | 10.6 | S | 11.7 | |
| 1.6 | 8.5 | SSE | 11.6 | |
| 3.7 | 6.4 | ESE | 11.3 | |
| 7.9 | 7.8 | E | 11.1 | |
| 2.7 | 7.6 | SE | 11.3 | |
| 1.8 | 7.4 | SSE | 11.4 | |
| 1.2 | 9.5 | S | 11.5 | |
| 2.7 | 10.3 | S | 11.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.