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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020

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

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 11.7ft

Average Wave period

7.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Available for 722 of 739 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

18.2°C
Observed range: 17.3 — 21.2°C

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 4,440 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period
7.2s
1.1s above average
Historical average 6.1s
Water Temperature
18.2°C
0.4°C above average
Historical average 17.8°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 Aug 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29SW18.0
26SW17.6
25SSW17.7
25SW17.4
35SW17.5
26SSW17.8
19SSW18.0
19SW17.9
111SSW17.9
113SSW17.9
114SSW18.9
19SSW19.1
18SSW19.6
17SW18.7
15SSW18.7
15S18.5
15SSW18.5
25SSW18.6
46S18.6
610SW18.6
1010SSW18.7
67SW18.4
46SSW18.3
35SSW18.3
QC rejected7SW18.3
48SW18.0
37SSW17.9
37SW17.9
19SSW17.7
17S17.6
15SSE17.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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