Penzance wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2013 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 7.9 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
8 °C
0 — 9.5 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 9 | SSE | 7.7 | |
| 3 | 12 | S | 7.8 | |
| 4 | 7 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 8 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 12 | S | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 12 | S | 8.4 | |
| 6 | 7 | S | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 8.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 8.3 | |
| 4 | 8 | S | 8.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 10 | SSE | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 11 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 5 | 11 | S | 8.9 | |
| 4 | 10 | S | 9.1 | |
| 3 | 9 | S | 9.1 | |
| 3 | 11 | S | 8.5 | |
| 3 | 12 | S | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 8.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.