West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2015

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Dec 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 23:00

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

Monthly averages for 2015

Average Wave Height

7.1ft

2.5 — 16.8ft

Average Wave period

8.6secs

4 — 18secs

Available for 718 of 727 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

12.1°C

11.6 — 12.6°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 1,465 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 7.1ft; 2.8ft above average; Historical average 4.3ft
Wave Period: 8.6s; 0.2s above average; Historical average 8.4s
Water Temperature: 12.1°C; 1.6°C above average; Historical average 10.5°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 2015last observation shown Dec 2015
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	5	6	SW	12.2
Dec 2	6	6	SSW	12.1
Dec 3	7	7	SSW	12.2
Dec 4	6	8	SW	12.1
Dec 5	10	8	SW	12.2
Dec 6	8	9	SW	12.5
Dec 7	5	9	SSW	12.6
Dec 8	7	8	SSW	12.5
Dec 9	6	9	SW	12.3
Dec 10	7	7	SW	12.3
Dec 11	4	6	SSW	12.2
Dec 12	6	7	SW	12.2
Dec 13	3	6	SSW	12.1
Dec 14	5	7	S	12.1
Dec 15	5	9	SSW	12.0
Dec 16	8	12	SSW	12.1
Dec 17	6	12	SW	12.1
Dec 18	5	11	SW	12.2
Dec 19	7	7	SSW	12.2
Dec 20	8	11	SSW	12.2
Dec 21	8	8	SW	12.1
Dec 22	9	8	SW	12.1
Dec 23	7	7	SSW	12.1
Dec 24	9	9	SSW	11.9
Dec 25	7	8	SSW	11.8
Dec 26	9	8	SW	12.0
Dec 27	8	10	SW	12.1
Dec 28	7	9	SSW	12.1
Dec 29	8	11	SSW	12.0
Dec 30	12	10	SSW	11.9
Dec 31	11	10	SW	11.8

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

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