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West Bay wave buoy observations on Thu, Nov 23, 2023

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Thu, Nov 23, 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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West Bay recorded 48 wave observations on Thursday 23 November 2023, covering the full day. Wave heights averaged 1.8 ft, ranging from 1.3 to 2.3 ft, while periods averaged 3 seconds and ranged from 3 to 4 seconds. Water temperature averaged 12.7°C, ranging from 12.4 to 12.8°C.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for West Bay. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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 hourly observations Thu, Nov 23, 2023last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13SW12.7
13SW12.7
23SW12.7
13WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23SW12.7
23WSW12.7
23SW12.7
13SSW12.7
23SW12.7
13SSW12.7
13SSW12.7
13SW12.7
13SSW12.7
13SSW12.7
23SW12.6
23WSW12.6
23WSW12.6
23WSW12.6
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.7
23WSW12.8
23W12.8
23WSW12.8
23WSW12.8
23WSW12.7
23SW12.7
23WSW12.7
23SW12.7
23SW12.7
23SW12.7
23SW12.6
23SW12.6
23SW12.6
23SW12.6
23SW12.6
23SW12.6
24SSW12.6
23SW12.6
23SW12.4
23SW12.5
23WSW12.5
23WSW12.5
23WSW12.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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