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Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2011

Daily averages from the Port Isaac wave buoy for Nov 2011, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Port Isaac’s wave buoy recorded daily averages on all 30 days of November 2011, with 720 observations. Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 ft, while wave periods averaged 11.5 seconds and ranged from 3 to 18 seconds; wind and water-temperature fields were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 4.5ft

Average Wave period

11.5secs
Observed range: 3 — 18secs

Available for 645 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 720 observations

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 705 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.5ft
1.8ft below average
Historical average 4.3ft
Wave Period
11.5s
6.7s above average
Historical average 4.8s
Water Temperature
Not enough comparable data

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Port Isaac. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Port Isaac wave buoy

Port Isaac is a National Network step-gauge station off north Cornwall, first deployed in July 2010. Unlike the directional WaveRider buoys elsewhere in the network, this installation measures the local sea surface using a fixed gauge. Its record helps describe wave and water-level conditions on the exposed coast around Port Isaac.

Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages Nov 2011last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
413--
213--
415--
314--
38--
25--
16--
111--
212--
312--
212--
313--
113--
111--
17--
110--
312--
312--
413--
211--
111--
314--
313--
313--
413--
312--
411--
313--
310--
411--
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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