West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2023

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

Last observation shown Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 23:30

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Monthly averages for 2023

Average Wave Height

4.9ft

0.7 — 14.4ft

Average Wave period

4.9secs

3 — 8secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

11°C

9.5 — 11.5°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 7,280 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height: 4.9ft; 0.6ft above average; Historical average 4.3ft
Wave Period: 4.9s; 2.9s below average; Historical average 7.8s
Water Temperature: 11°C; 0.4°C above average; Historical average 10.6°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 Dec 2023last observation shown Dec 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	1	5	SSE	11.0
Dec 2	2	4	S	10.6
Dec 3	6	5	SSW	10.7
Dec 4	6	6	SSW	10.6
Dec 5	3	7	SW	10.6
Dec 6	3	5	SSW	11.0
Dec 7	9	6	S	11.2
Dec 8	5	5	SSW	11.0
Dec 9	7	5	SSW	10.9
Dec 10	7	5	SSW	10.7
Dec 11	5	5	SSW	10.8
Dec 12	5	5	SSW	10.8
Dec 13	3	7	SSW	10.7
Dec 14	2	5	SSW	10.6
Dec 15	2	4	SSW	10.6
Dec 16	3	4	SSW	10.7
Dec 17	4	4	SW	10.7
Dec 18	4	4	SSW	10.8
Dec 19	4	5	SSW	10.9
Dec 20	3	4	SW	11.0
Dec 21	4	4	SW	11.1
Dec 22	4	4	SW	11.1
Dec 23	4	4	SW	11.1
Dec 24	6	5	SSW	11.2
Dec 25	6	5	SSW	11.3
Dec 26	3	5	SSW	11.3
Dec 27	9	6	SSW	11.3
Dec 28	11	6	SSW	11.4
Dec 29	6	5	SSW	11.4
Dec 30	7	5	SSW	11.3
Dec 31	9	6	SSW	11.2

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

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