West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2016
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Feb 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 676 of 687 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Februarys
Historical baseline from 1,341 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.3ft
- 0.7ft below average
- Historical average 5ft
- Wave Period
- 9.5s
- 0.7s below average
- Historical average 10.2s
- Water Temperature
- 9.6°C
- 1.4°C above average
- Historical average 8.2°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 Mon, Feb 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.