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West Bay wave buoy observations on Wed, Oct 1, 2025

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Wed, Oct 1, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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On 1 October 2025, West Bay recorded 39 wave buoy observations across two observed days, with 81% day coverage. Wave heights averaged 1 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 1.3 ft, while periods averaged 3.9 seconds, ranging from 3 to 6 seconds; water temperature averaged 16.2°C, with a range of 15.7–16.6°C. No wind observations were supplied.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for West Bay. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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 Wed, Oct 1, 2025last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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15SSW15.7
15SSW15.7
15SSW15.8
15SSW15.7
16SSW15.8
15SSW15.8
15SSW15.8
15SSW15.9
14SSW15.9
14SSW16.0
14SSW16.1
14SSW16.2
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.3
14SW16.5
14SSW16.6
14SSW16.5
14SSW16.4
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.5
14SSW16.5
14SSW16.4
14SW16.4
14SSW16.3
14SSW16.2
14SSW16.2
13SSW16.2
13SSW16.2
13SSW16.2
13SSW16.2
13SW16.2
13SW16.2
13SSW16.2
13SSW16.1
13SSW16.1
13SSW16.1
13SW16.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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