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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2019

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Oct 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3.7ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 13.4ft

Available for 742 of 743 observations

Average Wave period

8.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 728 of 743 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

15.5°C
Observed range: 13.4 — 17.2°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 3,711 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.7ft
1ft above average
Historical average 2.7ft
Wave Period
8.7s
0.6s above average
Historical average 8.1s
Water Temperature
15.5°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 15.4°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 Oct 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
57SSW17.0
210SW17.0
47SSW16.7
616SSW16.6
413SSW16.6
37SW16.5
49SSW16.3
49SSW16.4
56SW16.2
56SW16.1
87SSW16.0
38SSW15.7
37SSW15.7
26SSW15.7
38SW15.7
59SSW15.7
59SW15.6
87SSW15.4
47SSW15.2
19SSW15.1
16S15.0
112S14.8
113S14.7
29SSW14.7
QC rejected6SSW14.6
QC rejected10SW14.7
311SW14.7
212SW14.4
310SSW14.1
49S13.8
39SSW13.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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