Perranporth wave buoy daily averages for May 2011 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
0.8 — 16.9 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
13 °C
11.6 — 13.9 °C
About Perranporth wave buoy
Perranporth (CCO station 76) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.3530°N, 5.1749°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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 11 | 13.6 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 13.5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 13.4 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 13.4 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 13.3 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 13.3 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 13.4 | ||
| 8 | 12 | 13.4 | ||
| 9 | 11 | 13.3 | ||
| 10 | 11 | 13.2 | ||
| 5 | 12 | 13.2 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 13.2 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 13.3 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 13.0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 13.0 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 13.0 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 13.0 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 12.9 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 12.9 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 12.9 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 12.7 | ||
| 7 | 11 | 12.4 | ||
| 7 | 12 | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 12.2 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 12.1 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 11.9 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 11.8 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 11.7 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 11.7 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 11.7 | ||
| 3 | 13 | 11.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.