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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.

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Average Wave Height

5.5ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 16ft

Average Wave period

9.3secs
Observed range: 3 — 18secs

Available for 738 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.2°C
Observed range: 8 — 11.7°C

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.

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 Jan 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
79S11.6
QC rejected12SSW11.6
710SSW11.4
811SW11.3
511SSW11.3
QC rejected10SSW11.3
79SSW11.2
511SW11.0
87SSW10.9
811SW10.9
59SSW10.6
611SW10.7
49SW10.5
37SW10.2
28SW10.1
18SSW9.6
213SSW9.7
QC rejected9SSW9.8
310SW9.4
211SSW9.4
58S9.3
67SSW9.2
49SSW9.1
410SSW9.6
57SSW9.5
109SW9.5
99SW9.9
510SW9.7
87SW9.8
69SW9.9
59SW9.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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