Perranporth wave
buoy daily averages for Feb 2013 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
6 ft
1.5 — 46.1 ft
Average Wave period
12 secs
5 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.8 — 9.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 12 | W | 8.1 | |
| 4.0 | 13.2 | W | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 | 12.9 | WNW | 8.2 | |
| 3.2 | 11.8 | W | 8.2 | |
| 3.8 | 12.8 | W | 8.2 | |
| 4.5 | 15.4 | WNW | 8.3 | |
| 3.1 | 16.8 | W | 8.5 | |
| 1.9 | 15.1 | W | 8.8 | |
| 3.4 | 12.5 | W | 8.9 | |
| 4.8 | 13.4 | WNW | 9.0 | |
| 4.3 | 13.1 | W | 9.0 | |
| 3.4 | 10.4 | W | 9.1 | |
| 2.7 | 10.8 | W | 9.1 | |
| 5.5 | 11.1 | W | 9.1 | |
| 7.9 | 11.1 | WNW | 9.1 | |
| 4.0 | 12 | W | 9.0 | |
| 6.6 | 13.2 | WNW | 9.0 | |
| 10.7 | 13.7 | WNW | 9.0 | |
| 6.6 | 12.7 | WNW | 9.0 | |
| 5.0 | 13.1 | WNW | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 | 8.8 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 7.2 | 10.6 | WNW | 9.1 | |
| 13.4 | 9.5 | NW | 9.2 | |
| 18.1 | 13.7 | WNW | 9.3 | |
| 8.9 | 8 | WNW | 9.5 | |
| 5.7 | 8.5 | W | 9.4 | |
| 8.5 | 10.2 | WNW | 9.5 | |
| 9.3 | 11.7 | WNW | 9.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.