West Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 8.7 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.4 — 10.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | 7.8 | S | 8.4 | |
| 2.3 | 10.1 | SSW | 8.4 | |
| 1.9 | 8 | SW | 8.6 | |
| 2.1 | 12.6 | SSW | 8.8 | |
| 4.4 | 9.2 | SW | 9.1 | |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | SW | 9.0 | |
| 1.9 | 7.8 | SSW | 8.7 | |
| 2.0 | 9.3 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 2.0 | 12 | SSW | 8.7 | |
| 3.7 | 6.3 | SW | 9.0 | |
| 2.1 | 9.6 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 1.4 | 11.7 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 5.0 | 9.6 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | SSW | 9.8 | |
| 2.2 | 5 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 1.6 | 9.5 | SSW | 9.6 | |
| 3.3 | 4.8 | WSW | 9.6 | |
| 2.1 | 5.1 | SW | 9.5 | |
| 0.7 | 12.1 | SSW | 9.5 | |
| 0.8 | 11.3 | SSW | 9.5 | |
| 1.0 | 12.4 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 1.7 | 8.7 | SSW | 9.9 | |
| 2.2 | 9.3 | SW | 9.8 | |
| 1.5 | 11.9 | SW | 9.8 | |
| 0.9 | 12 | SW | 9.9 | |
| 0.7 | 11.6 | SW | 10.1 | |
| 1.0 | 11 | SW | 10.4 | |
| 1.4 | 11.8 | SW | 10.6 | |
| 1.3 | 13.5 | SSW | 10.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.