West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2021
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Jan 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWest Bay recorded complete coverage for January 2021, with 733 accepted observations and no quality-control exclusions. Wave height averaged 3.3 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 11.8 ft, while wave period averaged 5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 11 seconds. Water temperature averaged 8.4°C, from 6.7 to 9.7°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 5,066 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.3ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 4.2ft
- Wave Period
- 5s
- 4.2s below average
- Historical average 9.2s
- Water Temperature
- 8.4°C
- 1.2°C below average
- Historical average 9.6°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Fri, Jan 1, 2021
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.