Start Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Mar 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 8.9 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
10 °C
9.3 — 10.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 4.2 | E | 10.2 | |
| 1.4 | 4.2 | ESE | 10.4 | |
| 1.8 | 3.7 | SE | 10.4 | |
| 2.6 | 3.8 | E | 10.4 | |
| 3.3 | 4 | E | 10.4 | |
| 3.0 | 3.8 | E | 10.3 | |
| 1.4 | 3.3 | SE | 10.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.6 | S | 10.3 | |
| 1.8 | 4.2 | S | 10.2 | |
| 2.6 | 3.9 | SSE | 10.2 | |
| 2.5 | 3.9 | SE | 10.1 | |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | E | 10.1 | |
| 7.3 | 5.1 | E | 10.1 | |
| 2.1 | 4.5 | SE | 10.1 | |
| 1.5 | 6.1 | SSW | 10.0 | |
| 1.3 | 5.7 | S | 10.0 | |
| 1.7 | 4 | S | 10.1 | |
| 1.9 | 5.1 | S | 9.8 | |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | S | 9.9 | |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | SSE | 9.8 | |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | SSE | 9.7 | |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | S | 9.6 | |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | SSE | 9.5 | |
| 5.9 | 5 | SE | 9.4 | |
| 6.5 | 4.9 | E | 9.5 | |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | E | 9.8 | |
| 1.9 | 4.1 | SSE | 9.9 | |
| 1.9 | 6.6 | S | 9.9 | |
| 2.0 | 4.5 | SSE | 10.0 | |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | SE | 9.9 | |
| 3.6 | 4 | E | 9.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.