West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 14.2 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
3 — 22 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
6.6 — 9.5 °C
About West Bay wave buoy
West Bay (CCO station 83) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.6934°N, 2.7500°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | SSE | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 7.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 12 | S | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 18 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 14 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 14 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 11 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 10 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 3 | 14 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 12 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 8 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 9 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 8.2 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 7.9 | |
| 4 | 8 | SW | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 15 | SSW | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 10 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 9.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.