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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2021

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

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Average Wave Height

1.8ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 13.3ft

Average Wave period

3.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

17°C
Observed range: 14.5 — 23°C

Available for 735 of 736 observations

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 5,192 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
1.8ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.9ft
Wave Period
3.9s
2.9s below average
Historical average 6.8s
Water Temperature
17°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 17.1°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 Jul 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13SW15.3
14SW15.5
23SSW15.7
34SW15.7
34SSW16.0
76SSW15.9
44SW16.1
24SSW17.0
24SSW16.7
24SSW16.9
23S16.6
14SSW16.6
14SSW16.4
14SSW16.2
14SSW16.4
14SSW16.6
14SSW17.3
14SSW18.0
04SSW18.3
05SSW18.9
04SSW18.0
13S19.1
13S19.2
15SSE18.0
15SW17.4
14SW17.6
23SSW17.5
44SW17.2
34SW17.1
65SSW17.0
24SSW17.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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