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Porthleven wave buoy daily averages for May 2016 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.6 — 6.6 ft

Average Wave period

10 secs
2 — 20 secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

12 °C
0 — 16.5 °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 May 2016 last observation shown May 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
1 9 SW 12.0
1 8 SW 12.2
2 8 SW 12.5
1 8 SW 12.5
2 8 SW 12.9
2 11 SW 12.1
3 14 WSW 12.1
2 15 WSW 12.2
3 10 WSW 12.4
4 10 WSW 12.7
5 7 SW 12.5
4 8 SW 12.6
4 10 WSW 12.5
5 8 WSW 12.7
3 9 WSW 12.8
1 13 SW 12.7
1 14 SW 12.1
1 15 SSW 11.8
1 12 SSW 12.5
1 9 SW 11.8
1 8 SW 12.6
2 8 SW 11.7
2 9 SSW 11.2
1 8 SSW 11.3
2 10 WSW 11.3
2 12 WSW 11.4
3 13 WSW 11.5
3 11 WSW 11.1
4 12 WSW 10.9
4 7 SW 10.8
3 7 SW 10.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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