West Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2023

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

Last observation shown Wed, May 31, 2023, 23:30

Data available: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 to Wed, Aug 5, 2026

Monthly averages for 2023

Average Wave Height

1.5ft

0.4 — 4.3ft

Average Wave period

4.2secs

2 — 8secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

12.8°C

10.9 — 15.1°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 6,022 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 1.5ft; 0.7ft below average; Historical average 2.2ft
Wave Period: 4.2s; 2.9s below average; Historical average 7.1s
Water Temperature: 12.8°C; 0.2°C above average; Historical average 12.6°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 May 2023last observation shown May 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
May 1	2	4	SW	11.8
May 2	2	4	S	11.4
May 3	3	4	SSE	11.6
May 4	3	4	S	11.7
May 5	3	4	SSW	12.0
May 6	3	4	SSW	12.1
May 7	2	5	SW	12.5
May 8	3	4	SSW	12.3
May 9	2	4	SSW	12.5
May 10	3	4	SW	12.2
May 11	2	4	SSW	12.2
May 12	1	4	SSW	12.0
May 13	1	4	SSE	12.2
May 14	1	4	SSW	12.7
May 15	1	4	SSW	12.3
May 16	1	4	SSW	12.3
May 17	1	4	SW	12.5
May 18	1	3	SSW	12.9
May 19	1	4	SSW	13.0
May 20	1	6	SSW	13.0
May 21	1	5	SSW	13.1
May 22	1	5	SSW	13.2
May 23	1	5	SSW	13.3
May 24	1	4	S	13.6
May 25	1	4	SSW	13.8
May 26	1	4	SSE	14.0
May 27	1	4	SSE	14.2
May 28	1	4	S	14.2
May 29	1	4	SSE	13.9
May 30	2	5	SSE	13.8
May 31	1	4	SSE	13.9

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

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