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Start Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2025

Monthly averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In 2025, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 15,284 observations across 322 of 365 days, providing 88% coverage. Wave height averaged 2.2 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 13.8 ft, while wave period averaged 4.2 seconds and ranged from 2 to 10 seconds. Water temperature averaged 13.7°C, ranging from 4.6 to 20.4°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.2ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 13.8ft

Available for 15,283 of 15,284 observations

Average Wave period

4.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 10secs

Available for 15,283 of 15,284 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

13.7°C
Observed range: 4.6 — 20.4°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 daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2025last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
35SSE10.4
45SE9.5
24SE9.6
34SE10.9
24SE13.4
14SSE14.8
14SSE17.1
24SSE18.1
24SSE16.4
35SSE15.2
35SSE13.6
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Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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