Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for May 2012
Daily averages from the Port Isaac wave buoy for May 2012, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysPort Isaac’s wave buoy recorded 734 observations across 32 observed days in May 2012, compared with 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 0.6 ft, ranging from 0 to 2.5 ft, while the average wave period was 5.8 seconds, ranging from 3 to 12 seconds. Wind and water-temperature fields were unavailable; one historical same-month year had averages of 1.7 ft and 9.8 seconds.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 605 of 734 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Available for 0 of 734 observations
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 633 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 0.6ft
- 1.1ft below average
- Historical average 1.7ft
- Wave Period
- 5.8s
- 4s below average
- Historical average 9.8s
- 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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, May 1, 2012
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.