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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2024

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

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Average Wave Height

2.8ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 17.4ft

Available for 1,425 of 1,427 observations

Average Wave period

4.7secs
Observed range: 3 — 12secs

Available for 1,426 of 1,427 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

13.7°C
Observed range: 10.9 — 15.1°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 8,535 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
2.8ft
0.9ft below average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
4.7s
2.3s below average
Historical average 7s
Water Temperature
13.7°C
0.8°C above average
Historical average 12.9°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 Nov 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15SSW15.0
14S14.9
24SSE14.9
14SSW14.8
15SW14.7
14SW14.7
24S14.8
24SSW14.7
16SW14.6
24SW14.5
27SW14.4
16SSW14.4
15SSE14.1
15SSW14.0
14SSW13.8
13SW13.6
23SW13.6
44SSW13.6
45SSW13.4
24SSW13.0
35SSW12.7
34SW12.3
QC rejected7SSW12.2
QC rejected7SSW12.7
QC rejected5SW12.7
34SW12.4
46SSW12.7
35SSW12.9
44S12.9
45SSW12.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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