West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2023

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

Last observation shown Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 23:00

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Wed, Aug 5, 2026

Monthly averages for 2023

Average Wave Height

4.2ft

0.6 — 11.6ft

Average Wave period

5.2secs

3 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.7°C

7.2 — 10.8°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 6,543 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 4.2ft; 0.3ft above average; Historical average 3.9ft
Wave Period: 5.2s; 3s below average; Historical average 8.2s
Water Temperature: 9.7°C; 0.2°C above average; Historical average 9.5°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 Jan 2023last observation shown Jan 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Jan 1	8	6	SW	10.7
Jan 2	4	6	SW	10.5
Jan 3	8	5	SSW	10.6
Jan 4	6	5	SW	10.7
Jan 5	5	5	SSW	10.8
Jan 6	5	5	SSW	10.8
Jan 7	10	6	SSW	10.8
Jan 8	8	6	SW	10.7
Jan 9	5	5	SW	10.6
Jan 10	7	5	SSW	10.5
Jan 11	8	6	SW	10.6
Jan 12	9	6	SW	10.7
Jan 13	6	5	SW	10.6
Jan 14	8	6	SW	10.5
Jan 15	6	5	SW	10.3
Jan 16	4	6	SSW	9.9
Jan 17	2	7	SSW	9.6
Jan 18	3	5	SSW	9.4
Jan 19	2	5	SSW	9.1
Jan 20	2	6	SW	9.0
Jan 21	1	5	SSW	8.9
Jan 22	2	4	SSW	8.8
Jan 23	2	5	SSW	8.8
Jan 24	1	6	SSW	8.5
Jan 25	1	5	SSW	8.3
Jan 26	1	6	SSW	8.3
Jan 27	1	6	S	8.3
Jan 28	1	5	S	8.3
Jan 29	2	4	SW	8.4
Jan 30	2	4	SSW	8.3
Jan 31	2	3	SW	8.5

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

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