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Start Bay wave buoy observations on Sat, Sep 13, 2025

Hourly readings from the Start Bay wave buoy for Sat, Sep 13, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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At Start Bay on Saturday 13 September 2025, 48 wave buoy observations recorded wave heights averaging 2.2 ft, ranging from 1.3 to 3.8 ft, and periods averaging 4.2 seconds, ranging from 4 to 5 seconds. Water temperature averaged 16.5°C, ranging from 16.4 to 16.6°C, while wind figures were unavailable.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Start Bay. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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 Sat, Sep 13, 2025last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
44S16.6
34S16.6
34S16.6
34SSE16.5
34SSE16.5
34S16.5
34S16.5
24S16.5
24S16.5
24S16.6
24S16.5
24S16.5
24S16.5
24SSE16.5
24SSE16.5
24S16.5
24SSE16.4
24S16.5
25S16.5
25S16.5
34S16.5
34S16.5
34SSE16.5
35S16.5
35SSE16.6
34S16.6
34S16.6
24SSE16.6
24S16.6
24S16.6
24S16.6
24S16.6
24SSE16.6
24S16.6
24S16.6
24SSE16.5
24S16.5
24S16.6
14S16.5
14S16.5
14S16.5
14S16.5
15S16.5
25S16.4
25S16.4
25S16.5
25S16.5
25SSE16.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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