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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2019

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

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0 — 8.4ft

Available for 459 of 471 observations

Average Wave period

9.1secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 450 of 471 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

11.1°C
Observed range: 6.9 — 13.3°C

Available for 459 of 471 observations

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 3,528 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 2.2ft
Wave Period
9.1s
In line with the historical average
Historical average 9.1s
Water Temperature
11.1°C
0.7°C above average
Historical average 10.4°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 Apr 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
06NNW10.3
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17NE8.7
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211SSW10.2
210SSW10.7
213SSW10.7
25SSE10.6
35SSE10.5
56SSE10.3
211SSW10.4
29SSW10.7
311SW10.7
211SW11.1
111SSW11.2
114SSW11.9
112SSW11.6
112SSW11.7
29SSW11.6
56S11.6
47SW11.7
77SW11.7
37SW11.5
17SSW11.7
111SSW11.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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