West Bay wave buoy observations on Tue, Aug 1, 2023

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Tue, Aug 1, 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Aug 2023

Period Summary

Hog Says

West Bay recorded 46 wave observations on Tuesday, 1 August 2023, with 96% daily coverage. Wave heights averaged 3.6 ft and ranged from 2.9 to 4.5 ft, while the wave period was consistently 4 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.2°C, ranging from 17.0 to 17.4°C. All checked values were accepted, with no exclusions.

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 Tue, Aug 1, 2023last observation shown Tue, Aug 1, 2023
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Tue 00:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 00:30	3	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 01:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 01:30	3	4	SW	17.2
Tue 02:00	3	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 02:30	3	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 03:00	3	4	SW	17.1
Tue 03:30	3	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 04:00	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 04:30	3	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 05:00	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 05:30	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 06:00	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 06:30	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 07:00	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 07:30	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 08:00	4	4	SW	17.0
Tue 08:30	4	4	SW	17.0
Tue 09:00	4	4	SW	17.0
Tue 09:30	4	4	SW	17.1
Tue 10:00	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 10:30	4	4	SW	17.1
Tue 11:00	4	4	SW	17.1
Tue 11:30	4	4	SSW	17.1
Tue 12:00	4	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 12:30	4	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 13:00	4	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 13:30	4	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 14:00	4	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 14:30	4	4	SW	17.3
Tue 15:00	3	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 15:30	3	4	SSW	17.4
Tue 16:00	3	4	SSW	17.4
Tue 16:30	3	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 17:00	3	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 17:30	3	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 18:00	4	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 18:30	4	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 19:00	5	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 19:30	4	4	SSW	17.3
Tue 20:00	4	4	SW	17.3
Tue 20:30	4	4	SW	17.2
Tue 21:00	4	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 21:30	4	4	SW	17.2
Tue 22:00	4	4	SW	17.2
Tue 22:30	3	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 23:00	3	4	SSW	17.2
Tue 23:30	4	4	SSW	17.2

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

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