West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2021

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Feb 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Monthly averages for 2021

Average Wave Height

4.6ft

0.7 — 10.4ft

Average Wave period

5.6secs

3 — 12secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

7.9°C

6.8 — 8.9°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 4,531 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height: 4.6ft; 0.2ft above average; Historical average 4.4ft
Wave Period: 5.6s; 4.2s below average; Historical average 9.8s
Water Temperature: 7.9°C; 0.7°C below average; Historical average 8.6°C

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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 Feb 2021last observation shown Feb 2021
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Feb 1	5	9	SSW	8.5
Feb 2	7	5	SSW	8.6
Feb 3	5	6	SSW	8.7
Feb 4	4	5	SSW	8.7
Feb 5	3	5	SW	8.6
Feb 6	2	5	SW	8.4
Feb 7	1	5	S	8.7
Feb 8	1	4	SSE	8.5
Feb 9	3	4	SSE	8.2
Feb 10	3	6	S	7.7
Feb 11	5	5	S	7.5
Feb 12	5	5	S	7.3
Feb 13	5	5	S	7.0
Feb 14	QC rejected	6	S	7.1
Feb 15	6	6	SSW	7.3
Feb 16	6	5	SSW	7.4
Feb 17	7	5	SW	7.5
Feb 18	7	6	SSW	7.6
Feb 19	7	5	SSW	7.3
Feb 20	8	6	SSW	7.5
Feb 21	5	7	SW	7.7
Feb 22	3	7	SW	7.9
Feb 23	7	5	SSW	7.7
Feb 24	8	6	SSW	7.9
Feb 25	4	7	SW	8.1
Feb 26	2	7	SSW	8.0
Feb 27	2	8	SSW	8.1
Feb 28	2	6	SSW	7.9

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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