Porthleven wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2025 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
 3 ft 
 0.8 — 8 ft
   Average Wave period
 5 secs 
 3 — 10 secs
   Average Wave Direction
 SW 
  Average Water temperature
 12 °C 
 10.6 — 13 °C
   | Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 4.4 | WSW | 12.2 | |
| 1.8 | 4.3 | WSW | 12.3 | |
| 2.4 | 5.8 | WSW | 12.5 | |
| 2.8 | 6.5 | WSW | 12.5 | |
| 3.5 | 7.3 | WSW | 12.4 | |
| 3.7 | 6.2 | SW | 12.3 | |
| 2.8 | 5.4 | WSW | 12.2 | |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | WSW | 12.2 | |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | SW | 12.0 | |
| 2.4 | 4.2 | WSW | 12.1 | |
| 2.2 | 5.9 | SW | 11.8 | |
| 3.8 | 5.8 | SW | 11.5 | |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | SSW | 11.4 | |
| 2.5 | 5.4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 3.3 | 4.8 | WSW | 11.3 | |
| 2.8 | 4.6 | WSW | 11.2 | |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2.8 | 4 | WSW | 11.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.6 | WSW | 11.4 | |
| 1.1 | 5.6 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 2.0 | 6.6 | SW | 11.3 | |
| 4.2 | 8.6 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2.5 | 7.1 | SW | 11.2 | |
| 2.0 | 6.7 | SW | 11.0 | |
| 2.2 | 5.1 | SW | 11.0 | |
| 1.9 | 3.1 | S | 10.9 | |
| 1.9 | 4.6 | SSW | 10.9 | |
| 1.9 | 4 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 2.3 | 4.1 | SW | 10.7 | |
| 2.7 | 3.8 | SW | 10.8 | 
 Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
                Coastal Monitoring Programme.