National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes

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Note that these are real-time data and are not quality-controlled. Long-range graphs are plotted from a randomised subsample of half-hourly data.

Weston Bay

  

Additional Information

 Wave buoy location  51° 21.13' N  003° 01.23' W
 WMO code  6201026
 Approximate water depth  13 m CD
 Approximate spring tidal range  11.2 m
 Storm alert threshold  1.94 m
 Meteorological station location  51° 20.65' N  002° 58.90' W

 

Wave data are measured using a Datawell Directional Waverider Mk III buoy. The buoy was deployed on the 10th September 2009, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 2.8° west, changing by 0.15° east per year. Wave direction is reported following the nautical convention, meaning that the direction is where the waves come from, measured clockwise from magnetic north.

A Vaisala WXT536 meteorological station was installed at the Beach Office on Marine Paride in Weston-Super-Mare on 17 June 2021. 

 

23/11/2024 The buoy is offline due to an issue with the receiver at the shore station. The reciever was replaced on 28/11/2024 and data resumed.
26/07/2024 Scheduled service of DWR
13/03/2024 Scheduled service of the met station
29/11/2023 The buoy was serviced and redeployed.
31/08/2023 Scheduled service of met station
02/09/2023 The buoy was sent adrift and has been recovered. The buoy will be redeployed asap.
04/05/2023 Scheduled service of DWR
27/10/2022 Scheduled service of met station
10/10/2022 Scheduled service of DWR
10/08/2022 The met station was swapped. The wind data has been restored.
14/05/2022 Scheduled service of the DWR
05/05/2022 The met station was swapped. 
16/04/2022 The wind data is flat-lining. 
16/12/2021 Scheduled service
21/10/2021 BT attended to the site and resolved a junction box connection fault. Data has been restored. 
18/10/2021 Communication was lost with the shore station. A team will attend to the site asap. 
17/06/2021 A Vaisala WXT536 meteorological station was installed at the shore station. 
30/03/2021 Buoy redeployed and serviced
11/03/2021 The buoy was sent adrift and recovered the same day. 
21/09/2020 Scheduled service
24/03/2020 Scheduled service
06/11/2019 Scheduled service
29/05/2019 The shore station is having trouble connecting to the internet. A BT engineer is working to resolve the issue.
23/05/2019 Scheduled service
03/10/2018 Scheduled service
19/05/2018 Scheduled service
06/10/2017 Scheduled service
26/04/2017 Scheduled service
20/10/2016 Scheduled service
13/04/2016   Buoy re-deployed
09/04/2016 The buoy has now been recovered and will be re-deployed as soon as sea conditions permit
08/04/2016 The buoy has come adrift from its mooring
02/09/2015 Scheduled service
24/03/2015 Data outage due to fault at shore station. Will be rectified ASAP.
17/03/2015 Scheduled service
19/09/2014 the buoy was recovered near penarth; it has been checked and re-deployed
10/09/2014 The buoy is adrift, recovery efforts are underway
01/03/2014 Scheduled service
04/06/2013 Scheduled service
13/05/2013 Buoy data unavailable for much of the day due to work being carried out on the power board
13/12/2012 Buoy re-deployed
09/10/2012 Buoy located and kindly reported by member of public at Llantwit Major. Initial inspection suggests badly damaged. Replacement will be deployed as soon as weather conditions permit.
22/09/2012 The buoy came adrift shortly after midnight and despite predictions of its position kindly provided by Swansea Coastguard an extensive search has found no trace of it
20/07/2012 Scheduled service
14/08/2010 Re-deployment of the buoy has been delayed due to bad weather, but it is now operational
24/07/2010 The buoy was cut adrift
25/02/2010 Scheduled service
10/09/2010 Buoy deployed