Start Bay wave buoy observations on Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Hourly readings from the Start Bay wave buoy for Fri, Sep 12, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Sep 2025

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 hourly observations Fri, Sep 12, 2025last observation shown Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Fri 01:00	3	5	SSE	16.6
Fri 01:30	3	5	SSE	16.6
Fri 02:00	3	5	S	16.6
Fri 02:30	3	6	S	16.6
Fri 03:00	2	6	S	16.6
Fri 03:30	2	5	SSE	16.6
Fri 04:00	2	5	S	16.7
Fri 04:30	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 05:00	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 05:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 06:00	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 06:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 07:00	2	4	SSW	16.6
Fri 07:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 08:00	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 08:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 09:00	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 09:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 10:00	3	5	SSW	16.6
Fri 10:30	3	4	S	16.6
Fri 11:00	3	4	S	16.6
Fri 11:30	3	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 12:00	3	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 12:30	3	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 13:00	3	4	S	16.6
Fri 13:30	3	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 14:00	3	4	SSE	16.7
Fri 14:30	3	4	S	16.7
Fri 15:00	3	4	S	16.7
Fri 15:30	2	4	S	16.7
Fri 16:00	2	4	S	16.7
Fri 16:30	2	4	S	16.7
Fri 17:00	2	4	S	16.7
Fri 17:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 18:00	2	4	S	16.7
Fri 18:30	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 19:00	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 19:30	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 20:00	2	4	SSE	16.6
Fri 20:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 21:00	2	4	S	16.5
Fri 21:30	2	5	S	16.5
Fri 22:00	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 22:30	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 23:00	2	4	S	16.6
Fri 23:30	3	4	S	16.6
Sat 00:00	3	4	S	16.6
Sat 00:30	3	4	S	16.6

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

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