Penzance wave buoy daily averages for May 2023 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 3.3 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3.1 — 5.2 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
13 °C
12 — 14.6 °C
Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 | 3.8 | SE | 14.6 | |
1.8 | 3.7 | SE | 14.4 | |
1.8 | 3.3 | SE | 14.2 | |
0.8 | 3.1 | ENE | 14.1 | |
1.1 | 3.6 | SSE | 14.3 | |
1.2 | 3.7 | SSE | 13.8 | |
0.6 | 3.7 | SSE | 13.5 | |
0.7 | 3.5 | SSE | 13.1 | |
0.7 | 3.3 | SSE | 12.8 | |
0.8 | 3.5 | ESE | 12.9 | |
0.7 | 4.6 | SSE | 12.9 | |
0.8 | 4.6 | S | 12.7 | |
0.5 | 4.7 | S | 12.8 | |
0.3 | 5.2 | S | 13.2 | |
0.6 | 4.3 | S | 13.2 | |
0.6 | 5.1 | S | 12.8 | |
0.8 | 3.4 | ESE | 12.4 | |
0.6 | 4.4 | S | 13.2 | |
0.7 | 5 | S | 13.0 | |
1.0 | 4.6 | S | 12.3 | |
1.3 | 4.9 | S | 12.1 | |
1.7 | 4.2 | S | 12.0 | |
1.6 | 3.8 | S | 12.6 | |
2.4 | 3.9 | S | 13.1 | |
1.9 | 4.3 | S | 13.0 | |
2.6 | 5.1 | S | 13.1 | |
2.6 | 4 | S | 12.5 | |
2.8 | 3.6 | SSE | 12.3 | |
3.3 | 3.5 | SE | 12.3 | |
1.1 | 4 | SSE | 12.3 | |
0.8 | 5 | S | 12.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.