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West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2024

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

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Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 8.5ft

Average Wave period

3.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

15.3°C
Observed range: 13.3 — 20.2°C

Available for 1,435 of 1,436 observations

Compared With Previous Junes

Historical baseline from 7,834 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
1.7ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.8ft
Wave Period
3.8s
2.2s below average
Historical average 6s
Water Temperature
15.3°C
In line with the historical average
Historical average 15.3°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 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15SSW14.0
14SSE14.3
13SSW14.7
23SW14.5
13SW14.6
13SW14.6
23SSW14.6
13SSW14.8
13SW14.7
23SW14.7
13SW14.6
13SW14.5
44SSW14.5
54SW14.6
55SW14.6
44SW14.7
24SW15.5
15SW15.5
13SSE15.2
14SSE15.7
24S15.7
34SW15.9
24SSW16.4
15SSW16.8
15SSW17.4
15SSW17.7
23SW16.7
34SW15.9
14SSW16.1
14SSW16.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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