West Bay wave buoy observations on Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Fri, Apr 28, 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysOn Friday, 28 April 2023, West Bay recorded 46 wave observations, covering 96% of the day. Wave heights averaged 2.7 ft and ranged from 1.7 to 3.6 ft, while the wave period was 4 seconds throughout; water temperature averaged 11.1°C, ranging from 10.8 to 11.6°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.
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for Fri, Apr 28, 2023
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.
| Hour | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | S | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | S | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | S | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | S | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 10.8 | |
| 4 | 4 | SSW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.4 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.5 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 11.2 |