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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.

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Period Summary

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West 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.

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Average Wave Height

3.3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 11.8ft

Average Wave period

5secs
Observed range: 2 — 11secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

8.4°C
Observed range: 6.7 — 9.7°C

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.

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 Jan 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
16SSW9.4
14SW9.3
14SSE9.2
15SSE9.0
14SSE8.7
15SSE8.6
15S8.4
14SSW8.3
14SSE8.2
13SSW8.0
34SW8.0
45SW7.8
34SSW7.9
45SW8.1
26SSW8.1
55SSW8.1
24SSW8.2
34SSW8.3
85SW8.4
106SSW8.6
66SW8.5
56SW8.4
37SW8.1
45SW8.2
26SSW8.0
55SSW8.0
35SSW8.2
55SSW8.4
65SW8.5
66SSW8.6
58SSW8.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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