Porthleven wave buoy observations on Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Hourly readings from the Porthleven wave buoy for Sat, Aug 15, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sat, Oct 13, 2012

Daily means for Aug 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

42 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 1.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.2–1.8 ft), while mean peak wave period was 8 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6.9–9.1 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 0.6 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.4–1 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 18.3°C (10th–90th percentile 17.9–18.9°C). All 168 checked values passed quality control.

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About Porthleven wave buoy

Porthleven is a National Network Datawell Directional WaveRider off Cornwall's exposed south coast. First deployed in October 2011, it characterises waves approaching the Porthleven frontage from the western English Channel, where Atlantic swell can wrap around Land's End and meet locally generated seas.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Porthleven wave buoy hourly observations Sat, Aug 15, 2026Last observation shown Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Metric	Sat 00:00	Sat 00:30	Sat 01:00	Sat 01:30	Sat 02:00	Sat 02:30	Sat 03:00	Sat 03:30	Sat 04:00	Sat 04:30	Sat 05:00	Sat 05:30	Sat 06:00	Sat 06:30	Sat 07:00	Sat 07:30	Sat 08:00	Sat 08:30	Sat 09:00	Sat 09:30	Sat 10:00	Sat 10:30	Sat 11:00	Sat 11:30	Sat 12:00	Sat 12:30	Sat 13:00	Sat 13:30	Sat 14:00	Sat 14:30	Sat 15:00	Sat 15:30	Sat 16:00	Sat 16:30	Sat 17:00	Sat 17:30	Sat 18:00	Sat 18:30	Sat 19:00	Sat 19:30	Sat 20:00	Sat 20:30	Sat 21:00	Sat 21:30	Sat 22:00	Sat 22:30	Sat 23:00	Sat 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Maximum wave height (ft)	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Peak period (s)	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8
Zero-crossing period (s)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Energy period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	0.8	0.54	0.54	0.69	0.62	0.57	0.64	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.79	0.84	1.17	0.93	1.17	1.07	0.99	0.71	0.58	0.5	0.5	0.45	0.51	0.46	0.41	0.39	0.41	0.33	0.3	0.34	0.4	0.49	0.43	0.54	0.57	0.6	0.61	0.54	0.6	0.67	0.61	0.48	0.52	0.4	0.34
Peak wave direction	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Directional spread (°)	18.5	26.6	26.7	19.6	21.0	30.1	42.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	33.2	33.3	31.7	33.5	22.9	24.8	23.8	29.8	32.2	39.8	32.6	29.1	28.5	31.2	33.1	27.5	30.7	46.7	47.7	32.8	29.8	43.6	36.4	39.1	33.6	36.1	32.0	33.5	35.6	28.4	30.9	26.2	29.2	26.2	29.8
Water temperature(°C)	19.0	18.9	18.9	18.9	19.1	19.0	18.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.5	18.5	18.4	18.4	18.4	18.3	18.2	18.2	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.0	18.0	18.0	17.9	17.9	18.2	18.1	18.0	18.0	17.9	17.8	17.9	17.9	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0

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