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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

3.6ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 12.6ft

Average Wave period

9.9secs
Observed range: 3 — 25secs

Available for 539 of 547 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.9°C
Observed range: 9.3 — 12.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 3,652 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.6ft
0.6ft above average
Historical average 3ft
Wave Period
9.9s
0.1s above average
Historical average 9.8s
Water Temperature
9.9°C
1.3°C above average
Historical average 8.6°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.

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 Mar 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
49SW9.4
56SSW9.5
98SW9.6
712SW9.7
611SW9.7
89SSW9.8
69SW9.7
59SW9.7
47SW9.7
77SW9.7
48SW9.6
88SW9.5
57SW9.5
56SW9.5
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115SSW10.4
19SSW10.1
110SSW10.1
112SSW10.2
111SSW10.2
110SSW10.2
113SSW10.3
114SSW10.6
114SSW10.9
014SSW10.8
012SSW10.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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