Porthleven wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.7 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
15 °C
12 — 17.6 °C
About Porthleven wave buoy
Porthleven (CCO station 107) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.0623°N, 5.3073°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | SW | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 10 | SW | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 8 | WSW | 16.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 16.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 16.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 11 | SW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 10 | WSW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 12 | WSW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 10 | WSW | 13.5 | |
| 2 | 11 | WSW | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | WSW | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 8 | WSW | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | SW | 14.0 | |
| 5 | 9 | SW | 13.9 | |
| 7 | 10 | SW | 13.4 | |
| 6 | 9 | SW | 13.1 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 12.8 | |
| 3 | 10 | WSW | 12.8 | |
| 3 | 11 | WSW | 13.3 | |
| 3 | 9 | WSW | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 10 | WSW | 12.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.