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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.6 — 6.3 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
2 — 18 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

13 °C
11.5 — 14.8 °C
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About West Bay wave buoy

West Bay (CCO station 83) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.6934°N, 2.7500°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

West Bay wave buoy daily averages May 2019 last observation shown May 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 3 SW 13.7
3 5 SSW 13.4
3 7 SSW 13.0
2 7 SW 13.3
2 9 SW 13.5
2 7 SW 13.8
1 10 SSW 14.1
1 13 SSW 13.9
1 9 SW 13.8
1 11 SW 13.8
1 8 SW 13.4
1 8 SSW 13.2
1 7 SSW 13.0
1 11 SSW 12.8
1 12 SSW 12.7
2 14 SW 12.8
2 10 SSW 12.8
2 6 SSE 12.6
2 4 SSE 12.5
2 9 SW 12.4
1 9 SW 12.5
3 10 SW 12.3
5 12 SSW 12.2
5 7 SSW 12.1
2 8 S 12.0
1 9 SW 12.0
1 5 SSW 11.9
1 6 S 11.9
1 5 SSW 12.0
1 4 WSW 12.0
1 9 SSW 12.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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