West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2023 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.6 — 20.6 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
3 — 11 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
13 °C
10.6 — 15 °C
About West Bay wave buoy
West Bay (CCO station 83) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.6934°N, 2.7500°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | S | 11.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 11.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 12.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 12.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 12.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 12.9 | |
| 5 | 5 | SSW | 12.9 | |
| 7 | 5 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 6 | 5 | SSW | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 13.1 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 6 | 5 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 8 | 5 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 5 | 5 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 5 | 5 | SSW | 13.6 | |
| 6 | 5 | SW | 13.8 | |
| 7 | 6 | SSW | 13.9 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 14.1 | |
| 5 | 5 | SSW | 14.2 | |
| 7 | 6 | SSW | 14.3 | |
| 7 | 6 | SSW | 14.1 | |
| 5 | 5 | SSW | 14.4 | |
| 11 | 7 | SSW | 14.7 | |
| 8 | 6 | SSW | 14.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.