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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

5ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 14.1ft

Available for 736 of 737 observations

Average Wave period

10.1secs
Observed range: 3 — 22secs

Available for 722 of 737 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.5°C
Observed range: 9.2 — 11.1°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 4,402 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
5ft
0.6ft above average
Historical average 4.4ft
Wave Period
10.1s
1.2s above average
Historical average 8.9s
Water Temperature
10.5°C
0.2°C below average
Historical average 10.7°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 Dec 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29S11.0
113SSW10.7
115SSW10.6
210SSW10.5
310SW10.5
67SW10.4
36SW10.3
77SW10.7
5QC rejectedSSW10.8
88SSW10.8
59SW10.7
68SSW10.7
611SW10.7
79SW10.7
88SW10.6
510SSW10.3
211SSW10.1
78SSW10.3
910SSW10.5
611SSW10.5
79SSW10.4
914SSW10.4
712SSW10.5
68SSW10.6
411SSW10.4
78SSW10.4
511SW10.4
312SSW10.5
313SSW10.5
312SW10.3
211SW10.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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