West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2020
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Jan 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Available for 739 of 742 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 737 of 742 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 4,324 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.4ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 4.1ft
- Wave Period
- 9.5s
- 0.4s above average
- Historical average 9.1s
- Water Temperature
- 9.9°C
- 0.3°C above average
- Historical average 9.6°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Jan 1, 2020
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.