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Porthleven wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2014 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.7 — 5.1 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
3 — 18 secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

17 °C
15 — 20.1 °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.

Porthleven wave buoy daily averages Jul 2014 last observation shown Jul 2014
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 12 SW 16.7
1 15 SSW 16.3
1 9 SW 16.1
2 10 WSW 16.3
2 10 WSW 17.3
1 8 WSW 18.3
1 9 WSW 18.3
2 11 WSW 17.6
2 11 WSW 17.6
2 7 WSW 18.0
2 8 SW 17.0
2 8 SW 17.2
2 7 SW 16.5
2 6 SSW 15.3
2 8 SW 16.2
2 7 WSW 16.7
2 8 WSW 16.2
2 7 WSW 15.6
3 8 WSW 15.6
2 8 WSW 16.0
2 10 WSW 15.5
2 11 WSW 15.2
2 9 WSW 15.3
2 8 WSW 16.0
3 8 WSW 16.5
3 8 SW 17.0
4 7 SW 17.4
4 6 SW 17.4
2 6 WSW 17.3
2 9 SW 16.6
3 8 SW 15.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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