West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 5.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 14 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
15 °C
13.5 — 17.8 °C
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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | SW | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSE | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 15.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | SW | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 15.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 10 | SW | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 14.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 14.7 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 14.4 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 14.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 14.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 14.6 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 14.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 14.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 14.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.