West Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2017
Monthly averages from the West Bay wave buoy for 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
2.7ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 24ft
Average Wave period
7.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 25secs
Available for 8,554 of 8,717 observations
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
13.2°C
Observed range: 7.4 — 22.1°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 daily observations, use a linked month name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Jan 2017
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.
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.