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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2023 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.4 — 9 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 6 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

18 °C
16.6 — 19.9 °C
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About West Bay wave buoy

West Bay (CCO station 83) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.6934°N, 2.7500°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

West Bay wave buoy daily averages Aug 2023 last observation shown Aug 2023
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 4 SSW 17.7
2 3 SW 17.7
2 3 SW 17.8
1 3 SSW 17.9
2 3 SW 17.9
2 3 SSW 18.1
2 3 SW 18.1
1 4 SW 18.4
1 5 SSW 19.0
2 3 SW 18.7
2 3 SW 18.4
3 5 SW 18.4
5 5 SW 18.1
3 3 SSE 17.9
2 4 SSE 17.9
1 5 SSW 18.1
2 4 SSW 18.3
4 4 SSW 18.1
3 4 SSW 18.0
4 4 SW 17.8
2 3 SW 17.8
1 3 S 17.7
1 4 SSW 17.7
3 4 SSW 16.9
2 4 SSW 16.9
2 4 SSW 16.9
5 5 SSW 16.9
2 4 SSW 17.0
3 5 SSW 17.2
7 5 SSW 17.2
4 4 SSW 17.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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