Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2023 last observation shown Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 23:00 Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sat, Mar 14, 2026 Monthly averages for 2023

Average Wave Height

3 ft

0.9 — 10.2 ft

Average Wave period

5 secs

3 — 8 secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

12 °C

10.9 — 12.6 °C

About Start Bay wave buoy

Start Bay (CCO station 82) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.2926°N, 3.6156°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Start Bay wave buoy daily averages Dec 2023 last observation shown Dec 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 31	5	5	S	11.7
Dec 30	4	5	S	11.8
Dec 29	3	5	S	11.9
Dec 28	6	5	S	12.0
Dec 27	6	5	S	12.0
Dec 26	2	5	S	12.0
Dec 25	3	4	S	12.1
Dec 24	3	4	S	12.0
Dec 23	2	3	S	12.0
Dec 22	2	5	S	12.0
Dec 21	2	4	S	12.1
Dec 20	1	5	S	12.1
Dec 19	2	5	S	12.1
Dec 18	2	4	S	12.2
Dec 17	2	4	S	12.2
Dec 16	2	4	S	12.2
Dec 15	1	6	S	12.1
Dec 14	2	5	S	12.1
Dec 13	2	6	S	12.1
Dec 12	4	5	S	12.2
Dec 11	3	6	S	12.1
Dec 10	4	5	S	12.1
Dec 9	4	5	S	12.1
Dec 8	4	5	S	11.9
Dec 7	8	6	SSE	11.9
Dec 6	3	4	SSE	11.5
Dec 5	2	6	S	11.7
Dec 4	5	6	SSE	11.7
Dec 3	4	5	SSE	11.7
Dec 2	2	4	ESE	11.8
Dec 1	4	5	E	12.2

Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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