West Bay wave buoy observations on Fri, Aug 9, 2024

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Fri, Aug 9, 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Fri, Aug 9, 2024, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Aug 2024

Period Summary

Hog Says

West Bay recorded 48 wave observations on Friday, 9 August 2024, providing complete coverage for the day. Wave heights averaged 3.2 ft and ranged from 2.3 to 4.6 ft, while wave periods remained at 4 seconds; all observations passed quality control.

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 Fri, Aug 9, 2024last observation shown Fri, Aug 9, 2024
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Fri 00:00	5	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 00:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 01:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 01:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 02:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 02:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 03:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 03:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 04:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 04:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 05:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 05:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 06:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 06:30	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 07:00	4	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 07:30	3	4	SW	18.2
Fri 08:00	3	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 08:30	3	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 09:00	3	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 09:30	3	4	SSW	18.2
Fri 10:00	3	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 10:30	3	4	SW	18.3
Fri 11:00	3	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 11:30	3	4	SW	18.3
Fri 12:00	3	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 12:30	3	4	SW	18.4
Fri 13:00	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 13:30	2	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 14:00	2	4	SSW	18.5
Fri 14:30	2	4	SSW	18.5
Fri 15:00	2	4	SSW	18.5
Fri 15:30	3	4	SSW	18.5
Fri 16:00	3	4	SSW	18.6
Fri 16:30	3	4	SSW	18.6
Fri 17:00	3	4	SSW	18.6
Fri 17:30	3	4	SSW	18.6
Fri 18:00	3	4	SSW	18.5
Fri 18:30	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 19:00	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 19:30	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 20:00	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 20:30	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 21:00	3	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 21:30	3	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 22:00	3	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 22:30	2	4	SSW	18.3
Fri 23:00	2	4	SSW	18.4
Fri 23:30	2	4	SSW	18.6

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

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