West Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 7.8 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
13 °C
11.3 — 15.6 °C
About West Bay wave buoy
West Bay (CCO station 83) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.6934°N, 2.7500°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 13.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 13.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 12.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 11.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 11.8 | |
| 6 | 6 | SW | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 12.0 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 12.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 12.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 12.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 12.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 11.9 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSW | 12.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.