Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2022 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.5 — 9.8 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
3 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10 — 13 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 5.6 | S | 11.1 | |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | S | 10.9 | |
| 4.2 | 5.7 | S | 10.9 | |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | S | 11.0 | |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | S | 11.0 | |
| 2.2 | 5.5 | S | 11.1 | |
| 3.3 | 4.7 | S | 11.3 | |
| 3.3 | 5.2 | S | 11.3 | |
| 3.6 | 5 | S | 11.4 | |
| 3.1 | 5.6 | S | 11.3 | |
| 2.6 | 5.4 | S | 11.2 | |
| 4.1 | 6.3 | S | 11.1 | |
| 7.4 | 5.8 | S | 11.0 | |
| 6.7 | 5 | SSE | 10.0 | |
| 1.9 | 3.3 | SE | 9.7 | |
| 2.1 | 4 | E | 9.8 | |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | E | 10.3 | |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | E | 10.7 | |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | E | 10.9 | |
| 2.4 | 3.7 | SE | 11.0 | |
| 0.9 | 3.7 | SE | 11.2 | |
| 0.7 | 4.5 | SSE | 11.3 | |
| 1.4 | 3.6 | E | 11.4 | |
| 1.0 | 3.1 | ESE | 11.6 | |
| 1.8 | 3.8 | E | 11.7 | |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | E | 11.9 | |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | E | 12.1 | |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | E | 12.2 | |
| 5.8 | 5 | E | 12.6 | |
| 2.9 | 4.1 | SE | 12.8 | |
| 2.5 | 4.5 | S | 12.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.