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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2025

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

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In September 2025, Start Bay recorded 1,434 wave-buoy observations across 31 observed days, with 103% day coverage and no partial period. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and wave period 4.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 16.4°C; wind data was unavailable. Over 11 historical same-month years, averages were 1.9 ft, 6 seconds and 17.2°C respectively.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 5.7ft

Average Wave period

4.4secs
Observed range: 3 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

16.4°C
Observed range: 15.3 — 18.1°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 8,469 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
2.4ft
0.5ft above average
Historical average 1.9ft
Wave Period
4.4s
1.6s below average
Historical average 6s
Water Temperature
16.4°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 17.2°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 Sep 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
34S18.0
34SSE17.9
45S17.6
36S17.3
25S17.0
34SE17.0
34SSE17.1
25S17.1
34SSE16.9
34SSE16.9
34S16.8
24S16.6
24S16.5
34S16.5
45S16.3
25S16.2
34S15.9
24S15.9
14S15.9
24S15.7
24ESE15.6
35E15.5
24E15.5
24E15.6
24E15.7
24E15.7
24SSE15.8
25S15.8
15S15.9
15S15.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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