Perranporth wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2011 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.9 — 6.7 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
4.1 — 17.4 secs
Average Wave Direction
-
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.6 — 16.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 17.4 | - | 16.1 | |
| 1.5 | 9 | - | 16.2 | |
| 2.7 | 5.4 | - | 16.1 | |
| 3.9 | 6 | - | 16.1 | |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | - | 16.2 | |
| 5.1 | 10.2 | - | 16.3 | |
| 5.2 | 9.1 | - | 16.4 | |
| 3.0 | 6.3 | - | 16.4 | |
| 2.8 | 9.6 | - | 16.5 | |
| 4.1 | 10.8 | - | 16.6 | |
| 5.0 | 10.8 | - | 16.4 | |
| 4.3 | 8.6 | - | 16.2 | |
| 1.5 | 4.1 | - | 16.1 | |
| 1.8 | 5 | - | 16.1 | |
| 2.5 | 8.2 | - | 16.1 | |
| 4.5 | 8.2 | - | 16.0 | |
| 3.8 | 7 | - | 16.1 | |
| 4.9 | 9.6 | - | 16.1 | |
| 3.9 | 8.4 | - | 16.0 | |
| 4.3 | 10 | - | 15.9 | |
| 6.5 | 9.3 | - | 15.9 | |
| 3.6 | 6.3 | - | 15.9 | |
| 4.7 | 6.8 | - | 15.9 | |
| 6.7 | 9.6 | - | 15.7 | |
| 5.2 | 7.5 | - | 15.6 | |
| 2.8 | 8.2 | - | 15.8 | |
| 3.6 | 7.6 | - | 16.1 | |
| 2.5 | 7.8 | - | 15.9 | |
| 1.9 | 9 | - | 16.0 | |
| 2.5 | 8.6 | - | 16.1 | |
| 2.4 | 8.7 | - | 16.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.