Penzance wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2012 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 11.9 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
16 °C
0 — 19.1 °C
About Penzance wave buoy
Penzance (CCO station 75) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.1139°N, 5.5032°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | S | 15.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 15.8 | |
| 4 | 7 | S | 16.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 16.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 15.9 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 15.7 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 15.9 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 16.2 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 16.4 | ||
| 1 | 11 | 16.5 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 17.3 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 17.8 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 18.2 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 17.7 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 17.3 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 17.2 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 17.2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 17.1 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 16.9 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 16.6 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 16.1 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 16.1 | ||
| 1 | 10 | 16.3 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 15.6 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 15.1 | ||
| 1 | 14 | 15.3 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 16.1 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 15.4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 15.1 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 15.0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 14.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.