Penzance wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 2.5 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
18 °C
16.3 — 21.1 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 3.3 | SE | 17.6 | |
| 1.4 | 3.6 | SE | 17.5 | |
| 1.7 | 3.3 | SE | 17.5 | |
| 1.3 | 3.2 | SSE | 17.5 | |
| 0.5 | 4.6 | S | 17.7 | |
| 0.6 | 4.3 | S | 18.0 | |
| 0.5 | 5.1 | S | 18.2 | |
| 1.4 | 4 | S | 18.8 | |
| 1.4 | 3.5 | S | 18.1 | |
| 1.5 | 3.7 | S | 17.8 | |
| 1.5 | 3.3 | S | 17.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.7 | S | 17.3 | |
| 1.0 | 3.8 | S | 17.4 | |
| 1.0 | 3.6 | S | 17.6 | |
| 0.8 | 2.9 | WNW | 17.7 | |
| 1.2 | 4.1 | S | 18.4 | |
| 1.0 | 3.7 | S | 19.3 | |
| 0.5 | 4.1 | S | 19.7 | |
| 0.6 | 3.8 | SSE | 19.1 | |
| 0.7 | 3.8 | S | 19.2 | |
| 0.8 | 4 | S | 18.6 | |
| 0.7 | 3.7 | SSE | 17.8 | |
| 0.5 | 3.8 | SSE | 17.7 | |
| 0.4 | 3.5 | SE | 16.8 | |
| 0.5 | 3.7 | SSE | 16.5 | |
| 0.5 | 4 | SSE | 16.8 | |
| 0.5 | 4.9 | S | 16.5 | |
| 0.7 | 4.8 | S | 16.6 | |
| 1.3 | 3.8 | S | 17.1 | |
| 1.5 | 3 | S | 17.0 | |
| 0.9 | 3.5 | S | 16.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.