West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2018
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Aug 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 737 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 2,968 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 2ft
- 0.3ft below average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 6s
- 0.3s below average
- Historical average 6.3s
- Water Temperature
- 18.3°C
- 0.7°C above average
- Historical average 17.6°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 Wed, Aug 1, 2018
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.