Penzance wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2013 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 9.4 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
8 °C
0 — 9.9 °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 | 12 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 15 | S | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 13 | S | 9.3 | |
| 1 | 14 | S | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 14 | S | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 10 | S | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 11 | S | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 12 | S | 8.7 | |
| 4 | 13 | SSW | 8.8 | |
| 5 | 7 | S | 9.1 | |
| 4 | 10 | S | 9.0 | |
| 5 | 11 | S | 8.7 | |
| 7 | 11 | SSW | 8.6 | |
| 5 | 8 | S | 8.2 | |
| 4 | 9 | S | 8.4 | |
| 5 | 10 | S | 8.1 | |
| 3 | 8 | S | 7.7 | |
| 4 | 9 | S | 7.7 | |
| 4 | 8 | S | 7.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSE | 7.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 7.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 7.5 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 9 | S | 7.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSE | 7.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.