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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2023

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

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Average Wave Height

1.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 4.3ft

Available for 1,431 of 1,436 observations

Average Wave period

4.2secs
Observed range: 3 — 17secs

Available for 1,435 of 1,436 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

16.3°C
Observed range: 4.1 — 22.9°C

Available for 1,432 of 1,436 observations

Compared With Previous Junes

Historical baseline from 6,398 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
1.5ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 1.8ft
Wave Period
4.2s
2.2s below average
Historical average 6.4s
Water Temperature
16.3°C
1.3°C above average
Historical average 15°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for West Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

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 Jun 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15SSE14.1
24SSE14.1
15SSE14.4
14SSE14.8
15SSE14.7
14SSE14.8
14SSE15.1
24SSE15.2
24S15.3
26SW15.5
25SW15.9
14SW16.6
14SSW17.1
15SW16.3
17SSW15.7
15SW16.8
15SSW16.9
15SW17.0
23SSW17.0
14SW17.2
13SW17.6
14SSW18.1
23SSW17.4
23SSW18.2
23SSW18.2
24SW17.8
24SW16.7
23SW17.0
13SW16.7
34SW16.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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