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Porthleven wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2026

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

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Average Wave Height

1.6ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 4.7ft

Average Wave period

4.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

16.8°C
Observed range: 15 — 19.7°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 11,532 observations across 13 years.

Wave Height
1.6ft
1ft below average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
4.9s
2.1s below average
Historical average 7s
Water Temperature
16.8°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 15.9°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Porthleven. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. Click a day to show hourly observations for that day.

About Porthleven wave buoy

Porthleven is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off Cornwall's exposed south coast. First deployed by the National Network in October 2011, it measures waves approaching the Porthleven frontage from the western English Channel. Observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Porthleven wave buoy daily averages Jul 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
45WSW16.9
35WSW15.9
25WSW15.9
24WSW16.0
14WSW15.9
16SSW16.5
16SSW16.7
16SSW16.0
16SW16.7
16SW17.3
15SW18.2
23SSE17.8
24S18.4
15S18.8
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Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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