West Bay wave buoy observations on Mon, Apr 13, 2026

Hourly readings from the West Bay wave buoy for Mon, Apr 13, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Apr 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

West Bay wave buoy recorded 48 observations on 13 April 2026, with waves averaging 2.2 ft and ranging from 1.8 to 2.7 ft; periods averaged 4.2 seconds, ranging from 3 to 5 seconds. Water temperature averaged 11.3°C, from 10.6 to 11.9°C, while wind observations were unavailable.

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 Mon, Apr 13, 2026last observation shown Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Mon 01:00	3	5	SW	10.9
Mon 01:30	3	5	S	10.9
Mon 02:00	2	5	SW	10.9
Mon 02:30	2	5	SW	10.8
Mon 03:00	2	5	SSW	11.0
Mon 03:30	2	5	SSW	10.8
Mon 04:00	2	5	SSW	10.8
Mon 04:30	2	5	SSW	10.7
Mon 05:00	3	5	SSW	10.6
Mon 05:30	2	5	SSW	10.8
Mon 06:00	2	5	SSW	10.7
Mon 06:30	2	5	SSW	10.7
Mon 07:00	2	5	SSW	10.8
Mon 07:30	2	5	SW	10.9
Mon 08:00	2	5	SSW	11.0
Mon 08:30	2	5	SSW	11.2
Mon 09:00	2	4	SSW	11.2
Mon 09:30	2	4	S	11.3
Mon 10:00	2	4	S	11.4
Mon 10:30	2	4	SSW	11.5
Mon 11:00	2	5	SSW	11.5
Mon 11:30	2	5	S	11.6
Mon 12:00	2	5	SSW	11.7
Mon 12:30	2	4	SSW	11.8
Mon 13:00	2	4	SSW	11.6
Mon 13:30	2	4	S	11.7
Mon 14:00	2	4	SSW	11.9
Mon 14:30	2	4	SSW	11.9
Mon 15:00	2	4	SSW	11.9
Mon 15:30	2	4	SW	11.9
Mon 16:00	2	4	SSW	11.8
Mon 16:30	2	4	SSW	11.8
Mon 17:00	2	4	SSW	11.6
Mon 17:30	2	3	SW	11.5
Mon 18:00	3	4	SW	11.5
Mon 18:30	3	3	SW	11.4
Mon 19:00	3	4	SSW	11.4
Mon 19:30	3	4	SW	11.4
Mon 20:00	3	4	SW	11.3
Mon 20:30	2	4	SW	11.3
Mon 21:00	2	4	SW	11.3
Mon 21:30	2	4	SW	11.3
Mon 22:00	2	3	SW	11.3
Mon 22:30	2	3	SW	11.3
Mon 23:00	2	3	SW	11.5
Mon 23:30	2	3	SW	11.6
Tue 00:00	2	3	SSW	11.5
Tue 00:30	2	3	SSW	11.5

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

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