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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2023

Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Nov 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In November 2023, Start Bay recorded 1,407 wave buoy observations across all 30 days. Average wave height was 3.1 ft, ranging from 0.6 to 10.3 ft, while the average wave period was 5.1 seconds and water temperature averaged 13.9°C. Across 10 previous Novembers, average wave height was 2.9 ft, wave period 7.7 seconds and water temperature 13.6°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 10.3ft

Average Wave period

5.1secs
Observed range: 3 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

13.9°C
Observed range: 12.6 — 15.3°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 6,332 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 2.9ft
Wave Period
5.1s
2.6s below average
Historical average 7.7s
Water Temperature
13.9°C
0.3°C above average
Historical average 13.6°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 Nov 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
65S15.2
77S15.0
37S14.8
55S14.7
47S14.6
36S14.5
25S14.4
45S14.3
45S14.2
36S14.1
25S13.9
55SSE14.0
55S14.1
35S14.0
26S13.8
55ESE13.8
25S13.5
44S13.8
45S13.7
36S13.5
25ESE13.4
14ESE13.3
15SSW13.4
14S13.4
14ESE13.3
24SSE13.2
25S13.2
15SE13.0
15SSE12.9
-5E12.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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