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Port Isaac wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2026

Daily averages from the Port Isaac wave buoy for Jan 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Port Isaac’s wave buoy recorded 1,471 observations across all 31 days of January 2026. Average wave height was 2.3 ft, ranging from 0 to 6.6 ft, and average wave period was 3.4 seconds, ranging from 2 to 6 seconds; wind and water-temperature fields were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.3ft
Observed range: 0 — 6.6ft

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Available for 1,470 of 1,471 observations

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 1,471 observations

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 3,707 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
2.3ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 2.5ft
Wave Period
3.4s
2.8s below average
Historical average 6.2s
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 Jan 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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23--
23--
23--
23--
13--
23--
23--
33--
33--
14--
24--
23--
13--
34--
34--
34--
14--
13--
34--
24--
34--
24--
44--
34--
24--
34--
34--
24--
34--
44--
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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