Skip to content
Surfhog home

Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2023

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

Last observation shown

Data available:  to 

Monthly averages for

Latest

Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

Port Isaac recorded 535 wave observations across 13 of 31 days in December 2023 (42% coverage). Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 0 to 7.2 ft, while the average wave period was 5.8 seconds, ranging from 3 to 24 seconds; wind and water-temperature data were unavailable.

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

Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0 — 7.2ft

Available for 534 of 535 observations

Average Wave period

5.8secs
Observed range: 3 — 24secs

Available for 518 of 535 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 535 observations

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 1,481 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
0.4ft below average
Historical average 2.9ft
Wave Period
5.8s
3.3s below average
Historical average 9.1s
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 Dec 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13--
05--
14--
36--
35--
26--
36--
58--
47--
47--
47--
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
36--
46--
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

› Wave Buoy List