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Looe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2026

Daily averages from the Looe Bay wave buoy for Jan 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In January 2026, Looe Bay recorded 1,483 wave buoy observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 5.1 ft and wave period 5.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 9.8°C; values ranged from 0.5–17.1 ft, 2–9 seconds and 8.9–10.7°C respectively.

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Average Wave Height

5.1ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 17.1ft

Average Wave period

5.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.8°C
Observed range: 8.9 — 10.7°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 10,218 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
5.1ft
1.1ft above average
Historical average 4ft
Wave Period
5.4s
1.7s below average
Historical average 7.1s
Water Temperature
9.8°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 10.3°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Looe 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.

About Looe Bay wave buoy

Looe Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off southeast Cornwall. First deployed in June 2009, it measures the wave climate entering the bay and the approaches to Looe. Observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power; a nearby meteorological station provides separate weather measurements.

Looe Bay wave buoy daily averages Jan 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
14SSW10.3
14SW10.2
16SSW10.3
15SSW10.3
13SW10.1
24SSW9.9
24SW9.9
65SSW10.0
56SW10.0
36SSW9.8
85SSW10.0
76SSW10.1
56SSW10.2
36SSW9.6
56SSW9.4
55SSW9.4
45SSW9.3
25SSW9.5
24SSW9.5
86SSW9.6
75S9.7
67SSW9.7
116S9.9
106S9.9
56SSW9.7
65S9.8
117SSW9.7
76SSW9.7
85SSE9.7
87SSW9.6
67SSW9.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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