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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2018

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Nov 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

4.8ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 19.1ft

Average Wave period

9secs
Observed range: 3 — 25secs

Available for 701 of 718 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

12.2°C
Observed range: 10.3 — 13.1°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 3,519 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
4.8ft
1.6ft above average
Historical average 3.2ft
Wave Period
9s
0.7s above average
Historical average 8.3s
Water Temperature
12.2°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 13°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 Nov 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
27SSW12.9
110SSW12.8
66SSW12.5
67SSW12.6
311SSW12.6
57SSW12.7
98SSW12.8
88SSW12.7
98SSW12.6
811SW12.5
78SW12.4
77SW12.5
56SW13.0
57SSW13.0
310SW12.9
311SW12.9
315S12.8
419SSW12.5
310SSE12.2
210SSE11.9
312S11.6
35S11.4
36S11.3
28S11.2
17S11.1
19SSW11.0
59SSW10.9
109SW11.0
1211SSW11.0
612SW11.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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