Start Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 5.9 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 7 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10 — 11.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 4.8 | S | 9.9 | |
| 1.0 | 4.2 | SSE | 10.0 | |
| 1.2 | 3.7 | S | 10.1 | |
| 0.9 | 4.1 | SSW | 10.0 | |
| 1.1 | 4 | SSW | 10.0 | |
| 1.1 | 3.6 | S | 10.0 | |
| 2.2 | 3.1 | ESE | 10.1 | |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | ESE | 10.2 | |
| 1.1 | 3.3 | SE | 10.3 | |
| 0.6 | 4.6 | S | 10.3 | |
| 1.5 | 4.3 | ESE | 10.4 | |
| 1.4 | 4.1 | SSE | 10.5 | |
| 1.0 | 4.5 | SSW | 10.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.7 | SSE | 10.2 | |
| 2.7 | 5.3 | S | 10.9 | |
| 2.9 | 4.4 | S | 11.1 | |
| 1.1 | 5.8 | S | 11.1 | |
| 2.0 | 5.3 | S | 11.4 | |
| 3.2 | 5.4 | S | 11.5 | |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | S | 11.6 | |
| 4.7 | 5 | S | 11.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.