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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2026

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

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Start Bay wave buoy observations covered all 28 days of February 2026, with 1,326 observations. Average wave height was 3.8 ft, ranging from 1.4 to 9.7 ft, while average wave period was 5.2 seconds and water temperature averaged 10.1°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.8ft
Observed range: 1.4 — 9.7ft

Average Wave period

5.2secs
Observed range: 3 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

10.1°C
Observed range: 9.5 — 11.1°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 9,066 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
3.8ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 3.5ft
Wave Period
5.2s
2.3s below average
Historical average 7.5s
Water Temperature
10.1°C
0.5°C above average
Historical average 9.6°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.

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.

Start Bay wave buoy daily averages Feb 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
36S10.3
55ESE10.3
55SE10.0
65SE9.8
65SE9.9
45S9.9
56S10.0
35S10.0
55SSE10.2
35S10.2
46S10.4
47S10.5
36S10.4
35ESE10.1
45SSE9.9
36S10.0
36S10.0
-5ESE10.1
37SSE9.8
35S9.8
34S10.0
35S10.2
35S10.2
24S10.3
36S10.3
45S10.4
55S10.5
36S10.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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