West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2026
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Aug 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Average Wave Height
1.2ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 2.2ft
Average Wave period
3.2secs
Observed range: 3 — 4secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
19.1°C
Observed range: 18.9 — 19.4°C
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 11,104 observations across 12 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.2ft
- 1ft below average
- Historical average 2.2ft
- Wave Period
- 3.2s
- 1.8s below average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 19.1°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 18.2°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 Sat, Aug 1, 2026
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.
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.