West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 11.7 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
18 °C
17.3 — 21.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 17.7 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 17.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 17.9 | |
| 4 | 8 | SW | 18.0 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 18.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 18.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 18.3 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 18.4 | |
| 10 | 10 | SSW | 18.7 | |
| 6 | 10 | SW | 18.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 18.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 18.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 18.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 18.7 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 19.6 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 19.2 | |
| 1 | 13 | SSW | 18.9 | |
| 1 | 13 | SSW | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 18.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 17.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 17.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 9 | SW | 18.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.