West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2021
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Apr 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
Available for 711 of 712 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 711 of 712 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 4,707 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.3ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 2.2ft
- Wave Period
- 4.1s
- 5.1s below average
- Historical average 9.2s
- Water Temperature
- 9.9°C
- 0.7°C below average
- Historical average 10.6°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 Thu, Apr 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.