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West Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2023

Monthly averages from the West Bay wave buoy for 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 20.6ft

Available for 13,871 of 13,887 observations

Average Wave period

4.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 13,880 of 13,887 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

14.4°C
Observed range: 4.1 — 22.9°C

Available for 13,875 of 13,887 observations

Chart showing grouped wave observations for West Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2023last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
45SSW9.7
24SSW8.5
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34SSW10.7
24SSW12.8
24SSW16.3
34SSW16.7
34SSW17.8
35SSW18.0
35SSW16.3
45SSW13.2
55SSW11.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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