Start Bay wave buoy observations on Tue, Oct 14, 2025

Hourly readings from the Start Bay wave buoy for Tue, Oct 14, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Oct 2025

Period Summary

Hog Says

Start Bay recorded 48 wave observations on 14 October 2025, covering the full calendar day; wave heights averaged 3.7 ft, ranging from 2.8 to 4.4 ft, with a constant four-second period. Water temperature averaged 15.5°C, ranging from 15.4 to 15.6°C, while no wind observations were available.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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 Tue, Oct 14, 2025last observation shown Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Tue 01:00	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 01:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 02:00	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 02:30	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 03:00	4	4	ESE	15.4
Tue 03:30	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 04:00	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 04:30	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 05:00	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 05:30	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 06:00	4	4	E	15.4
Tue 06:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 07:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 07:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 08:00	4	4	ESE	15.5
Tue 08:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 09:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 09:30	4	4	ESE	15.6
Tue 10:00	4	4	E	15.6
Tue 10:30	4	4	ESE	15.6
Tue 11:00	4	4	E	15.6
Tue 11:30	4	4	E	15.6
Tue 12:00	4	4	E	15.6
Tue 12:30	4	4	E	15.6
Tue 13:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 13:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 14:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 14:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 15:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 15:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 16:00	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 16:30	4	4	E	15.5
Tue 17:00	3	4	ESE	15.5
Tue 17:30	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 18:00	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 18:30	3	4	ESE	15.6
Tue 19:00	3	4	E	15.6
Tue 19:30	3	4	E	15.6
Tue 20:00	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 20:30	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 21:00	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 21:30	3	4	ESE	15.5
Tue 22:00	3	4	E	15.5
Tue 22:30	3	4	ESE	15.5
Tue 23:00	3	4	ESE	15.5
Tue 23:30	3	4	E	15.5
Wed 00:00	3	4	ESE	15.5
Wed 00:30	3	4	ESE	15.5

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

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