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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysStart 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, Feb 1, 2026
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.