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Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for May 2011

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

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AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In May 2011, the Port Isaac wave buoy recorded 633 observations across 28 of 31 days (90% coverage). Wave height averaged 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 5 ft, while wave periods averaged 9.9 seconds, ranging from 3 to 17 seconds; wind and water-temperature fields were unavailable, with no water-temperature observations.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 5ft

Average Wave period

9.9secs
Observed range: 3 — 17secs

Available for 608 of 633 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 633 observations

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 May 2011last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
111--
111--
16--
112--
211--
110--
110--
211--
312--
211--
211--
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16--
18--
19--
212--
111--
112--
310--
311--
311--
210--
411--
26--
17--
18--
110--
210--
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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