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Penzance wave buoy monthly averages for 2025

Monthly averages from the Penzance wave buoy for 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

2.3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 15.6ft

Available for 16,818 of 16,820 observations

Average Wave period

4.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Available for 16,819 of 16,820 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

13.4°C
Observed range: 8.4 — 20.7°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Penzance. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. Click a month to show daily observations for that month.

About Penzance wave buoy

Penzance is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in Mount's Bay off west Cornwall. First deployed by the National Network in April 2007, it records the comparatively sheltered wave climate on the bay's western side. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Penzance wave buoy monthly averages 2025last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
45S10.5
35S9.9
24S10.3
24SSE11.8
14S14.4
24S15.2
14S16.4
24S17.3
24S15.7
24S14.5
35S13.4
45S11.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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