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Perranporth wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.6 — 10.5 ft

Average Wave period

9 secs
2 — 22 secs

Average Wave Direction

WNW

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10.5 — 12.6 °C
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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.

Perranporth wave buoy daily averages Apr 2017 last observation shown Apr 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
6 13 WNW 11.9
3 12 W 12.0
2 5 WNW 12.0
2 5 NW 11.9
4 6 NNW 11.7
6 7 NNW 11.8
2 7 WNW 12.0
2 9 WNW 12.0
2 12 WNW 11.9
2 11 WNW 12.1
1 10 WNW 11.8
1 8 W 11.7
2 5 NNW 11.7
4 5 WNW 11.8
3 5 WNW 11.6
3 5 WNW 11.5
3 9 W 11.5
3 9 W 11.4
4 6 WNW 11.3
2 8 W 11.4
4 9 WNW 11.2
3 11 W 11.1
3 12 W 11.0
3 13 W 11.1
4 12 WNW 10.9
6 14 WNW 10.8
9 14 WNW 10.8
5 16 W 10.8
5 10 W 11.0
6 12 W 10.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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