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West Bay wave buoy observations on Tue, Dec 16, 2025

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Tue, Dec 16, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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West Bay recorded 48 wave observations on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, with full coverage for the day. Wave heights averaged 2.5 ft, ranging from 1.5 to 5 ft, while wave periods averaged 6 seconds, ranging from 4 to 8 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 11.3°C, ranging from 10.4°C to 11.6°C; no wind data was available.

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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 Tue, Dec 16, 2025last observation shown
HourWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
54S11.5
44S11.5
54S11.5
55S11.5
45S11.5
45S11.4
45S11.4
36S11.4
46S11.4
36S11.3
36S11.4
36S11.4
35S11.3
35S11.4
36SSW11.3
36S11.2
36S11.2
26SW11.2
26SSW11.2
26SSW11.3
26SW11.3
26SSW11.5
26SSW11.5
25SW11.5
25SW11.5
25SW11.4
25SW11.5
25SW11.5
25S11.4
26SSW11.4
27SSW11.3
27SSW11.3
26SSW11.4
27SSW11.4
27SSW11.5
27SSW11.5
27SSW10.8
27SSW10.8
27SW10.7
27SSW10.6
27SSW10.5
27SSW10.8
27SSW10.4
27SSW10.5
28S10.7
28SSW11.4
28SSW11.5
27SW11.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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