Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Feb 2026

Daily means from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Feb 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 23:00

Data available: Wed, Apr 20, 2016 to Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,341 wave-buoy observations covered all 28 days. Typical wave height was 3.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.7–7.2 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.1 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.3–8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 5.6°C (10th–90th percentile 5.1–6°C). All 5,355 checked values passed quality control. Across 9 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 3.2 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 5.9 seconds.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Typical Significant Wave Height

3.1ft

Mean: 3.8 ft

P10–P90: 1.7 — 7.2 ft

Recorded extremes

0.9 — 14.3 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.1secs

P10–P90: 4.3 — 8secs

Recorded extremes

2.7 — 10secs

Observed Wave Direction

ESE

Circular concentration: 58%

Mean Water Temperature

5.6°C

P10–P90: 5.1 — 6°C

Recorded extremes

5 — 6.5°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 11,653 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 3.8ft; 0.6ft above mean; Historical mean 3.182ft
Wave Period: 6.1s; 0.2s above mean; Historical mean 5.9s
Water Temperature: 5.6°C; 0.1°C above mean; Historical mean 5.5°C

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About Lowestoft wave buoy

Lowestoft is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the Suffolk coast at Britain's most easterly town. Its North Sea observations provide local context for the harbour approaches, developed seafront and low-lying coastline around Lowestoft and northern Suffolk.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Lowestoft wave buoy daily means Feb 2026Last observation shown Feb 2026
Metric	Feb 1	Feb 2	Feb 3	Feb 4	Feb 5	Feb 6	Feb 7	Feb 8	Feb 9	Feb 10	Feb 11	Feb 12	Feb 13	Feb 14	Feb 15	Feb 16	Feb 17	Feb 18	Feb 19	Feb 20	Feb 21	Feb 22	Feb 23	Feb 24	Feb 25	Feb 26	Feb 27	Feb 28
Mean significant wave height (ft)	3	5	8	5	8	5	4	2	4	3	2	3	5	4	5	2	3	7	QC rejected	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	3	2
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	4	8	12	7	13	8	6	4	6	5	4	5	7	6	8	3	4	11	14	5	3	4	4	2	3	4	5	4
Mean peak period (s)	6	6	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	6	8	7	6	6	5	7	6	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	5	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	ESEconcentration 61%	ENEconcentration 94%	ENEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 94%	ESEconcentration 53%	Econcentration 60%	ESEconcentration 74%	ESEconcentration 73%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 85%	SSEconcentration 91%	NNEconcentration 95%	Econcentration 91%	ENEconcentration 96%	ESEconcentration 53%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 80%	SSEconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 69%
Mean directional spread (°)	35.1	29.7	26.3	29.8	26.6	32.8	34.8	35.7	33.9	34.8	35.8	32.4	29.6	30.3	24.2	39.3	41.1	29.7	23.6	29.0	37.0	29.5	29.9	40.6	31.9	25.3	25.2	36.3
Mean water temperature(°C)	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.2	6.3

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