West Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 11.8 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 11 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
6.7 — 9.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 8.3 | SSW | 8.5 | |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | SSW | 8.4 | |
| 2.9 | 4.8 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 2.3 | 5.7 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 3.8 | 5 | SW | 8.2 | |
| 3.3 | 6.9 | SW | 8.1 | |
| 4.8 | 6.3 | SW | 8.4 | |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 10.1 | 5.9 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 7.6 | 5 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | SSW | 8.3 | |
| 2.0 | 4.2 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 2.3 | 6.3 | SSW | 8.1 | |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | SW | 8.1 | |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | SSW | 7.9 | |
| 4.0 | 4.5 | SW | 7.8 | |
| 3.0 | 3.5 | SW | 8.0 | |
| 0.7 | 3.3 | SSW | 8.0 | |
| 0.8 | 3.8 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 0.6 | 4.1 | SSW | 8.3 | |
| 0.8 | 4.5 | S | 8.4 | |
| 0.9 | 4.6 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 1.2 | 4 | SSE | 8.7 | |
| 1.1 | 4.5 | SSE | 9.0 | |
| 0.7 | 4 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 0.7 | 4.4 | SW | 9.3 | |
| 0.9 | 6.4 | SSW | 9.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.