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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2020

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Nov 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3.9ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 12.2ft

Average Wave period

4.5secs
Observed range: 3 — 8secs

Available for 515 of 712 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

12.8°C
Observed range: 11.2 — 13.9°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 4,948 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
3.9ft
0.4ft above average
Historical average 3.5ft
Wave Period
4.5s
4s below average
Historical average 8.5s
Water Temperature
12.8°C
In line with the historical average
Historical average 12.8°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 Nov 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
8-SSW13.7
9-SW13.8
5-SW13.5
2-SSW13.3
1-SSW13.2
3-SSE13.0
2-SSE13.0
2-SSW13.1
34SW13.2
34SW13.1
65SSW13.1
65SW13.0
55SW12.9
85SSW13.0
85SSW12.9
65SW12.9
55SW12.9
54SSW12.9
44SW12.7
34SW12.5
44SW12.5
25SSW12.3
25SW12.3
54SSW12.4
35S12.2
17SSW12.2
14S12.0
24S11.8
15S11.7
24SW11.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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