West Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Oct 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.7 — 13.4 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3 — 7 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.3 — 17.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 4.4 | SSW | 15.9 | |
| 6.4 | 4.9 | SW | 16.0 | |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 6.5 | 4.9 | SSW | 16.0 | |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | SSW | 15.9 | |
| 6.2 | 5.3 | SW | 16.0 | |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 9.7 | 6.4 | SSW | 16.3 | |
| 4.3 | 6.2 | SW | 16.3 | |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2.1 | 3.8 | S | 15.8 | |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | SSW | 15.9 | |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | SSW | 15.9 | |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | SW | 15.9 | |
| 1.9 | 3.4 | SW | 16.0 | |
| 1.8 | 4.4 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 2.4 | 3.5 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 1.1 | 4.3 | SSW | 16.2 | |
| 1.2 | 4 | SSW | 16.3 | |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | S | 16.4 | |
| 1.7 | 4.1 | SSW | 16.6 | |
| 4.2 | 4 | SW | 16.6 | |
| 3.9 | 4 | SW | 16.6 | |
| 6.8 | 4.7 | SW | 16.9 | |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | SW | 17.0 | |
| 1.5 | 3.8 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.8 | 5.3 | SSW | 17.0 | |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | SSW | 16.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.