Penzance wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019last observation shownTue, Dec 31, 2019, 23:00Data available:Thu, Oct 14, 2010 to Tue, Jun 23, 2026Monthly averages for 2019

Average Wave Height

4ft

0.6 — 13.9ft

Average Wave period

9secs

2 — 20secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

11°C

8.7 — 13.5°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.

Penzance wave buoy daily averages Dec 2019last observation shown Dec 2019
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Dec 1	2	10	S	11.7
Dec 2	1	12	S	11.0
Dec 3	1	7	S	11.2
Dec 4	2	8	S	10.7
Dec 5	2	9	S	10.8
Dec 6	3	6	SSW	11.6
Dec 7	2	7	S	11.5
Dec 8	4	8	SSW	11.8
Dec 9	3	-	S	11.9
Dec 10	6	8	SSW	11.8
Dec 11	3	9	SSW	11.7
Dec 12	4	9	SSW	11.7
Dec 13	4	13	S	11.5
Dec 14	4	10	SSW	11.4
Dec 15	5	8	SSW	11.3
Dec 16	3	9	S	10.8
Dec 17	2	10	S	10.3
Dec 18	9	9	S	10.7
Dec 19	8	11	S	10.7
Dec 20	5	11	SSW	10.6
Dec 21	5	9	SSW	10.8
Dec 22	6	14	S	10.7
Dec 23	4	11	S	10.9
Dec 24	4	9	S	10.9
Dec 25	3	9	S	10.6
Dec 26	-	9	S	10.7
Dec 27	3	11	SSW	10.8
Dec 28	3	8	S	10.8
Dec 29	4	6	S	10.7
Dec 30	3	5	S	10.6
Dec 31	3	5	S	10.6

Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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