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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

4ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 13.4ft

Available for 741 of 743 observations

Average Wave period

4.5secs
Observed range: 3 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

16.3°C
Observed range: 15.3 — 17.2°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 5,437 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
4ft
0.9ft above average
Historical average 3.1ft
Wave Period
4.5s
3.2s below average
Historical average 7.7s
Water Temperature
16.3°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 15.4°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 Oct 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
44SSW16.9
QC rejected5SSW17.0
QC rejected4S17.0
44SSW17.0
QC rejected5SW16.9
44SW16.6
44SW16.6
24SSW16.6
34S16.4
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.2
24SSW16.1
24SSW16.1
23SW16.0
QC rejected4SW15.9
54SSW15.9
44SSW15.9
24S15.8
44S16.0
46SW16.3
106SSW16.3
65SW16.1
45SSW16.1
65SW16.0
44SSW15.9
QC rejected5SSW16.0
45SW16.1
55SW16.1
44SSW16.1
65SW16.0
54SSW15.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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