Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2020
Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Feb 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn February 2020, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded 688 observations across all 29 days. Average wave height was 3.9 ft, ranging from 1 to 9.6 ft, while wave periods averaged 10.2 seconds, ranging from 3 to 22 seconds; water temperature averaged 9.9°C, from 9 to 10.3°C. Wind data were unavailable, while six comparable months averaged 3.5 ft wave height, 9.9 seconds’ period and 9.4°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 686 of 688 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Februarys
Historical baseline from 4,046 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.9ft
- 0.4ft above average
- Historical average 3.5ft
- Wave Period
- 10.2s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 9.9s
- Water Temperature
- 9.9°C
- 0.5°C above average
- Historical average 9.4°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Start 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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Feb 1, 2020
About Start Bay wave buoy
Start Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the south Devon coast. First deployed in April 2007, it measures waves entering the bay between Start Point and the Dartmouth approaches. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.