West Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2021

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

Last observation shown Mon, May 31, 2021, 23:00

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

Monthly averages for 2021

Average Wave Height

3.4ft

0.4 — 15.2ft

Average Wave period

4.5secs

2 — 8secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

11.4°C

9.8 — 14.2°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 4,540 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height: 3.4ft; 1.4ft above average; Historical average 2ft
Wave Period: 4.5s; 3.5s below average; Historical average 8s
Water Temperature: 11.4°C; 1.3°C below average; Historical average 12.7°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 May 2021last observation shown May 2021
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
May 1	1	4	SW	10.7
May 2	1	4	SW	10.7
May 3	7	5	SW	10.7
May 4	6	5	SW	10.4
May 5	3	4	SW	10.3
May 6	1	4	SSW	10.5
May 7	2	4	SSW	10.4
May 8	6	5	SSW	10.6
May 9	5	5	SW	11.1
May 10	5	5	SSW	11.3
May 11	4	4	SSW	11.6
May 12	3	5	SW	12.0
May 13	2	6	SW	11.4
May 14	2	6	SW	11.4
May 15	3	4	SSW	11.7
May 16	5	4	SW	11.6
May 17	4	5	SW	11.7
May 18	3	4	SW	11.6
May 19	2	4	SW	11.7
May 20	7	5	SSW	11.5
May 21	10	6	SW	11.3
May 22	4	5	SW	11.4
May 23	5	5	SW	11.3
May 24	5	5	SW	11.3
May 25	3	5	SSW	11.2
May 26	3	4	SSW	11.4
May 27	1	5	SSW	12.4
May 28	1	5	SW	12.1
May 29	1	5	SSW	12.8
May 30	1	5	S	12.7
May 31	1	4	SSW	12.9

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

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