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Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2024

Daily averages from the Port Isaac wave buoy for Sep 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

Port Isaac recorded 1,426 observations over 31 observed days in September 2024, with wave heights averaging 1.2 ft (0.1–5.7 ft) and wave periods averaging 2.7 seconds (2–7 seconds). No wind or water-temperature values were available; the two-year same-month average was 1.5 ft for wave height and 7.3 seconds for wave period.

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Average Wave Height

1.2ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 5.7ft

Average Wave period

2.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Available for 1,425 of 1,426 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 1,426 observations

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 2,138 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
1.2ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
2.7s
4.6s below average
Historical average 7.3s
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 Sep 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
02--
13--
13--
13--
23--
13--
12--
13--
23--
23--
23--
23--
13--
13--
13--
13--
12--
13--
13--
12--
12--
12--
13--
12--
03--
13--
-3--
13--
13--
23--
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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