Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2020
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Sep 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn September 2020, Start Bay recorded 148 wave-buoy observations across 7 of 30 days (23% coverage). Average wave height was 1.1 ft (range 0.6–2.8 ft), with a 7.6-second period (2–13 seconds) and water temperature averaging 16.8°C (16.6–17.2°C); wind observations were unavailable. Across six comparable Septembers, average wave height was 2 ft, wave period 7.8 seconds and water temperature 16.9°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 144 of 148 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 4,104 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.1ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 7.6s
- 0.2s below average
- Historical average 7.8s
- Water Temperature
- 16.8°C
- 0.1°C below average
- Historical average 16.9°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 Tue, Sep 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.