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Start Bay wave buoy observations on Mon, Sep 29, 2025

Hourly readings from the Start Bay wave buoy for Mon, Sep 29, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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On 29 September 2025, Start Bay recorded 48 wave observations covering 100% of the period, with wave heights averaging 1 ft (0.8–1.4 ft) and wave periods averaging 4.9 seconds (4–6 seconds). Water temperature averaged 15.9°C (15.6–16.4°C); no wind observations were recorded.

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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 Mon, Sep 29, 2025last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15S15.7
15SE15.7
16SSE15.7
16SSE15.7
16S15.7
16SSE15.7
16SSE15.7
16SSE15.7
16S15.7
16SE15.7
15S15.6
15SSE15.6
15S15.6
15S15.6
15S15.7
15SSW15.7
15S15.7
15S15.7
14S15.8
15S15.8
15S16.0
15S16.1
15S16.1
15S16.2
15S16.3
14S16.4
15S16.3
14S16.3
14SSE16.2
14S16.1
14SSE16.2
14S16.1
14SSW16.0
14SSW16.0
14S16.0
14S15.9
14S15.9
14S15.9
14S15.9
15S15.9
14SSW15.9
15S15.9
15S15.8
15S15.8
15S15.8
16S15.9
16S15.9
15S15.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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