Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Aug 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2020, Start Bay recorded 712 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 7.8 ft, while the average wave period was 7 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.2°C, ranging from 15.9 to 20.7°C. Wind data was unavailable, and across six same-month historical years, average wave height was 1.4 ft, wave period 7.1 seconds and water temperature 16.7°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 700 of 712 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 3,831 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 1.4ft
- Wave Period
- 7s
- 0.1s below average
- Historical average 7.1s
- Water Temperature
- 17.2°C
- 0.5°C above average
- Historical average 16.7°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 hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Aug 1, 2020
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.