Penzance wave
buoy daily averages for Mar 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 14.1 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
10 °C
9.4 — 11.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 2.9 | ENE | 10.8 | |
| 0.6 | 5.8 | S | 11.2 | |
| 0.8 | 4.8 | S | 11.2 | |
| 1.7 | 3.2 | SSE | 11.0 | |
| 1.8 | 3 | SE | 10.9 | |
| 1.8 | 3.1 | SE | 10.8 | |
| 1.0 | 3.7 | SSE | 10.8 | |
| 1.4 | 4.8 | S | 10.9 | |
| 2.5 | 4.5 | S | 10.7 | |
| 3.1 | 4.1 | S | 10.5 | |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | SSE | 10.4 | |
| 2.6 | 3.5 | SSE | 10.4 | |
| 3.9 | 4 | SE | 10.3 | |
| 2.0 | 4.2 | SSE | 10.4 | |
| 1.4 | 5.4 | S | 10.1 | |
| 1.4 | 6.1 | S | 10.3 | |
| 1.6 | 4.3 | S | 10.2 | |
| 2.2 | 5.5 | S | 10.0 | |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | S | 9.9 | |
| 7.7 | 5.8 | S | 9.9 | |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | S | 9.9 | |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | S | 9.7 | |
| 7.8 | 5.5 | S | 9.6 | |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | S | 9.6 | |
| 3.3 | 4 | SSE | 9.9 | |
| 1.4 | 4.8 | S | 10.0 | |
| 1.3 | 5.7 | S | 10.1 | |
| 1.6 | 6.8 | S | 10.2 | |
| 2.1 | 5.8 | S | 10.2 | |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | S | 10.2 | |
| 2.0 | 5.2 | S | 10.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.