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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2024

Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Jan 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

3.6ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 15.3ft

Available for 1,474 of 1,476 observations

Average Wave period

5.5secs
Observed range: 3 — 10secs

Available for 1,475 of 1,476 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.3°C
Observed range: 3.8 — 11.3°C

Available for 1,474 of 1,476 observations

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 7,283 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
3.6ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 3.9ft
Wave Period
5.5s
2.4s below average
Historical average 7.9s
Water Temperature
9.3°C
0.2°C below average
Historical average 9.5°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 Jan 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
65SSW11.2
107SSW11.1
86SSW11.2
45SSW10.9
35SW10.7
25SSW10.7
17SSW10.7
26SSE10.3
27SSW10.0
27SSW9.6
26SSW9.4
26SSW9.2
15SSW8.8
16SW9.0
16SW8.8
15SW8.7
15SSW8.4
16SSW8.0
37SW7.8
65SSW7.7
96SSW7.6
96SW8.4
75SSW8.3
55SSW8.6
45SSW8.7
45SW8.8
35SSW8.7
34S8.8
44SSW8.9
45SW9.0
34SSW9.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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