West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2014

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Dec 2014, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Dec 31, 2014, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Monthly averages for 2014

Average Wave Height

3.4ft

0.6 — 14.4ft

Average Wave period

8.1secs

2 — 17secs

Available for 730 of 741 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.7°C

9 — 12.3°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 724 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height: 3.4ft; 1.9ft below average; Historical average 5.3ft
Wave Period: 8.1s; 0.7s below average; Historical average 8.8s
Water Temperature: 10.7°C; 0.4°C above average; Historical average 10.3°C

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About West Bay wave buoy

West Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the Dorset coast near Bridport. First deployed in November 2006, it measures waves approaching the exposed section of Lyme Bay around West Bay. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

West Bay wave buoy daily averages Dec 2014last observation shown Dec 2014
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	1	11	SSW	12.1
Dec 2	1	10	SSW	12.1
Dec 3	1	8	S	11.7
Dec 4	1	8	SSE	11.4
Dec 5	1	13	SSW	11.1
Dec 6	1	12	SSW	10.9
Dec 7	3	5	SW	10.8
Dec 8	3	7	SW	10.8
Dec 9	4	8	SSW	10.5
Dec 10	5	7	SW	11.0
Dec 11	7	6	SW	11.0
Dec 12	8	10	SW	10.7
Dec 13	2	10	SW	10.5
Dec 14	5	6	SW	10.3
Dec 15	3	7	SW	10.1
Dec 16	2	8	SW	10.0
Dec 17	4	8	SW	10.3
Dec 18	6	7	SW	10.6
Dec 19	6	9	SW	10.9
Dec 20	3	7	SW	10.8
Dec 21	5	6	SW	10.7
Dec 22	6	7	SW	10.8
Dec 23	6	6	SW	10.9
Dec 24	5	8	SSW	11.1
Dec 25	2	10	SSW	11.0
Dec 26	3	8	SSW	10.9
Dec 27	3	9	SW	10.7
Dec 28	1	8	S	10.2
Dec 29	1	9	SSW	9.9
Dec 30	1	7	SW	9.7
Dec 31	5	5	SW	9.8

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

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