Penzance wave buoy daily averages for May 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.6 — 6 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 22 secs
Average Wave Direction
-
Average Water temperature
12 °C
0 — 14.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 12.4 | - | 12.0 | |
| 0.9 | 8.5 | - | 12.3 | |
| 1.6 | 4.8 | - | 11.7 | |
| 1.3 | 6.7 | - | 11.7 | |
| 0.9 | 11.7 | - | 11.9 | |
| 1.9 | 13.3 | - | 12.2 | |
| 2.2 | 6.8 | - | 12.6 | |
| 1.3 | 12 | - | 12.1 | |
| 2.5 | 7.1 | - | 12.1 | |
| 2.1 | 9.8 | - | 12.4 | |
| 2.3 | 6.9 | - | 12.7 | |
| 1.1 | 12.4 | - | 12.5 | |
| 0.9 | 14.3 | - | 12.5 | |
| 1.0 | 8.2 | - | 12.3 | |
| 1.0 | 11.9 | - | 12.1 | |
| 0.8 | 15.1 | - | 12.1 | |
| 0.8 | 16.5 | - | 12.0 | |
| 0.7 | 19.1 | - | 12.0 | |
| 0.9 | 15 | - | 12.5 | |
| 0.9 | 10.6 | - | 12.5 | |
| 1.3 | 8.3 | - | 13.6 | |
| 2.7 | 7.5 | - | 13.4 | |
| 4.5 | 7.1 | - | 13.7 | |
| 4.6 | 7.1 | - | 13.3 | |
| 2.1 | 5.9 | - | 13.1 | |
| 2.8 | 6.3 | - | 13.0 | |
| 3.1 | 4.7 | - | 12.6 | |
| 1.9 | 3.3 | - | 12.3 | |
| 3.4 | 4.5 | - | 12.2 | |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | - | 12.4 | |
| 1.7 | 4.3 | - | 12.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.