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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

3.9ft
Observed range: 1.1 — 13.3ft

Average Wave period

10.4secs
Observed range: 4 — 22secs

Available for 598 of 602 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

8.5°C
Observed range: 7 — 10.3°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 3,342 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.9ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 4.2ft
Wave Period
10.4s
0.5s above average
Historical average 9.9s
Water Temperature
8.5°C
In line with the historical average
Historical average 8.5°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 Feb 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
313SSW8.2
113SSW7.9
26SSW7.8
79SW7.6
57SSW7.8
410SSW7.9
78SW7.8
108SW8.2
78SSW8.1
510SSW8.1
310SW8.0
29SW8.1
27SSW8.2
212SSW8.2
213SSW8.3
410SW8.3
48SSW8.4
414SSW8.4
39SSW8.5
46SW8.7
410SW8.9
514SSW9.0
413SW9.1
412SW9.2
417SSW9.3
314SSW9.3
211SW9.6
48SW9.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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