West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2025
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Aug 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2025, West Bay recorded 1,473 wave and water-temperature observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day calendar month. Average wave height was 2.1 ft (range 0.5–7.7 ft) and average period was 3.7 seconds (2–8 seconds); water temperature averaged 18.9°C (18–20.7°C), while wind data were unavailable. Historical August data from 11 years averaged 2.3 ft wave height, 5.2 seconds wave period and 18°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 9,631 observations across 11 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.1ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 3.7s
- 1.5s below average
- Historical average 5.2s
- Water Temperature
- 18.9°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 18°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Fri, Aug 1, 2025
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.