West Bay wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2026
Daily averages from the West Bay wave buoy for Feb 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWest Bay recorded 1,324 wave observations across all 28 days of February 2026. Average wave height was 4.6 ft, ranging from 1.3 to 10.4 ft, while the average period was 5.3 seconds, ranging from 3 to 10 seconds; water temperature averaged 9.1°C, from 8.3 to 10.2°C. Wind observations were unavailable.
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 8,984 observations across 12 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.6ft
- 0.5ft above average
- Historical average 4.1ft
- Wave Period
- 5.3s
- 2.1s below average
- Historical average 7.4s
- Water Temperature
- 9.1°C
- 0.3°C above average
- Historical average 8.8°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for West 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 West Bay wave buoy
West Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the Dorset coast near Bridport. First deployed in November 2006, it measures waves approaching the exposed section of Lyme Bay around West Bay. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.