West Bay wave buoy observations on Sat, Dec 16, 2023

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Sat, Dec 16, 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Dec 2023

Period Summary

Hog Says

West Bay recorded 48 wave observations over the full day on 16 December 2023. Wave heights averaged 2.7 ft, ranging from 2.0 to 3.1 ft, while periods averaged 3.8 seconds and ranged from 3 to 4 seconds; all observations passed quality control.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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 Sat, Dec 16, 2023last observation shown Sat, Dec 16, 2023
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Sat 00:00	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 00:30	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 01:00	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 01:30	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 02:00	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 02:30	2	4	SW	10.7
Sat 03:00	2	4	SW	10.6
Sat 03:30	2	4	SW	10.6
Sat 04:00	2	4	SW	10.6
Sat 04:30	2	3	SW	10.7
Sat 05:00	2	3	SSW	10.7
Sat 05:30	2	3	SSW	10.7
Sat 06:00	2	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 06:30	2	3	SW	10.7
Sat 07:00	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 07:30	2	3	SW	10.7
Sat 08:00	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 08:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 09:00	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 09:30	3	3	SSW	10.7
Sat 10:00	3	4	SSW	10.8
Sat 10:30	3	4	SSW	10.8
Sat 11:00	3	4	SSW	10.8
Sat 11:30	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 12:00	3	4	SW	10.8
Sat 12:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 13:00	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 13:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 14:00	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 14:30	3	4	SSW	10.8
Sat 15:00	3	4	SW	10.8
Sat 15:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 16:00	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 16:30	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 17:00	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 17:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 18:00	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 18:30	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 19:00	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 19:30	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 20:00	3	3	SW	10.7
Sat 20:30	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 21:00	3	4	SSW	10.7
Sat 21:30	3	4	SW	10.7
Sat 22:00	3	3	SW	10.7
Sat 22:30	3	4	SW	10.8
Sat 23:00	3	4	SSW	10.8
Sat 23:30	3	3	SW	10.8

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

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