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Port Isaac wave buoy monthly averages for 2023

Monthly averages from the Port Isaac wave buoy for 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In 2023, the Port Isaac wave buoy recorded 11,790 observations across 249 of 365 days (68% coverage). Wave height averaged 1.3 ft, ranging from 0 to 7.5 ft, while wave period averaged 4.8 seconds, ranging from 2 to 29 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

1.3ft
Observed range: 0 — 7.5ft

Available for 11,782 of 11,790 observations

Average Wave period

4.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 29secs

Available for 11,692 of 11,790 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 11,790 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 daily observations, use a linked month 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 monthly averages 2023last observation shown
MonthWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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25--
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Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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