Penzance wave buoy daily averages for May 2021 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.4 — 9.6 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 8 secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.7 — 14.4 °C
Penzance wave buoy daily averages May 2021 last observation shown May 2021
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
1.3 3.2 SSE 13.0
1.6 3.4 SSE 12.7
0.9 4.5 S 13.3
1.0 4.5 S 12.8
1.2 3.7 S 12.3
1.4 4.8 S 12.1
2.0 4.5 SSW 11.7
3.5 4.6 SSW 11.6
4.1 4.4 SSW 11.6
1.6 4.9 S 11.8
4.2 4 SSW 11.6
6.5 4.9 SSW 11.7
1.1 3.6 SSW 11.7
1.8 3.7 S 11.5
2.1 4.2 SSW 11.5
3.0 4.2 SSW 11.7
3.4 4.4 SSW 11.9
1.7 4.8 S 12.0
2.0 5.8 SSW 11.8
2.2 4.6 S 11.8
3.2 4.4 S 11.7
4.0 4.1 S 11.6
4.8 4.5 S 11.5
6.5 4.9 S 11.2
2.2 4.5 S 11.0
1.0 4.5 S 10.9
1.0 3.4 SSW 10.9
2.2 3.5 SSW 10.9
4.0 4 SSW 11.0
0.5 3.9 S 11.3
0.4 4.9 S 11.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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