West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Jan 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 738 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 1,463 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 5.5ft
- 0.5ft above average
- Historical average 5ft
- Wave Period
- 9.3s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 9s
- Water Temperature
- 10.2°C
- 0.5°C above average
- Historical average 9.7°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for West Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Fri, Jan 1, 2016
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.