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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022

Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In October 2022, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 737 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 2.8 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 8.5 ft, while the average wave period was 4.2 seconds and water temperature averaged 16.4°C; wind readings were 0 mph throughout. Across eight historical Octobers, average wave height was 2.6 ft, wave period 7.3 seconds and water temperature 15.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.8ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 8.5ft

Average Wave period

4.2secs
Observed range: 3 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

16.4°C
Observed range: 15.8 — 17.3°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 5,418 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
2.8ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
4.2s
3.1s below average
Historical average 7.3s
Water Temperature
16.4°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 15.5°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 Oct 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24S17.2
24SSE17.2
14SSE17.1
23S17.1
35S16.8
24S16.6
24S16.6
15S16.4
34SE16.4
14SE16.3
13ESE16.3
13SSE16.3
14SSE16.3
14S16.3
24S16.2
35SSE16.0
24S16.0
44ESE16.0
-5E16.1
35S16.5
-5S16.5
35S16.4
35SSE16.3
35S16.3
34SSE16.2
45SSE16.2
35S16.2
35S16.1
44SSE16.1
44S15.9
54SSE15.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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