Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2021 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.6 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10 — 13.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 3.6 | ESE | 12.6 | |
| 2.3 | 4 | SE | 12.3 | |
| 1.1 | 3.8 | SSE | 12.1 | |
| 1.1 | 4.1 | S | 11.7 | |
| 0.9 | 4.4 | SSE | 11.8 | |
| 1.5 | 4.4 | SSE | 11.4 | |
| 2.0 | 5 | S | 11.2 | |
| 3.2 | 5.6 | S | 11.2 | |
| 3.4 | 4.5 | S | 11.1 | |
| 1.6 | 5.6 | S | 11.3 | |
| 6.1 | 4.9 | S | 11.1 | |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | S | 11.2 | |
| 1.0 | 3.8 | S | 11.3 | |
| 1.5 | 4.1 | S | 11.0 | |
| 2.1 | 5.7 | S | 11.0 | |
| 2.8 | 4.6 | S | 11.0 | |
| 2.5 | 4.1 | S | 10.9 | |
| 1.4 | 4.7 | S | 10.8 | |
| 1.7 | 5.8 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 1.7 | 4.2 | S | 10.8 | |
| 2.8 | 4.3 | S | 10.9 | |
| 3.2 | 4.1 | S | 10.7 | |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | S | 10.7 | |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | S | 10.5 | |
| 1.5 | 3.8 | S | 10.5 | |
| 0.9 | 4.6 | S | 10.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.2 | S | 10.3 | |
| 2.7 | 5.4 | S | 10.3 | |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | S | 10.3 | |
| 0.6 | 3.6 | S | 10.4 | |
| 0.6 | 3.6 | SSW | 10.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.