West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2020

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

Last observation shown Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Monthly averages for 2020

Average Wave Height

4.2ft

0.6 — 16.5ft

Average Wave period

5secs

3 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.5°C

8.2 — 11.8°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 5,139 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height: 4.2ft; 0.3ft below average; Historical average 4.5ft
Wave Period: 5s; 4.1s below average; Historical average 9.1s
Water Temperature: 10.5°C; 0.2°C below average; Historical average 10.7°C

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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 Dec 2020last observation shown Dec 2020
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	1	5	SSW	11.6
Dec 2	1	4	SW	11.4
Dec 3	QC rejected	4	SW	11.4
Dec 4	3	4	SW	11.1
Dec 5	3	5	S	10.9
Dec 6	1	6	S	10.5
Dec 7	1	5	SSW	10.4
Dec 8	2	5	SW	10.2
Dec 9	3	4	SSW	10.1
Dec 10	5	5	SSW	10.3
Dec 11	4	5	SSW	10.1
Dec 12	4	5	SSW	10.3
Dec 13	6	5	SSW	10.3
Dec 14	7	5	SSW	10.3
Dec 15	6	5	SSW	10.2
Dec 16	8	6	SSW	10.2
Dec 17	5	5	SSW	10.2
Dec 18	9	5	SSW	10.4
Dec 19	9	6	SSW	10.5
Dec 20	5	5	SSW	10.4
Dec 21	7	5	SSW	10.5
Dec 22	5	6	SW	10.7
Dec 23	8	6	SSW	10.7
Dec 24	2	5	SSW	10.6
Dec 25	1	4	SSW	10.2
Dec 26	5	4	SW	10.4
Dec 27	QC rejected	6	SW	10.5
Dec 28	4	6	SSW	10.2
Dec 29	2	4	SSW	10.1
Dec 30	1	4	SSW	9.9
Dec 31	1	5	SSW	9.7

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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