Perranporth wave
buoy daily averages for Sep 2012 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
4 ft
1.1 — 11.1 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
5 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
WNW
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.3 — 17.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7.8 | W | 15.5 | |
| 5.1 | 7.4 | WNW | 15.5 | |
| 4.2 | 6.4 | W | 15.5 | |
| 5.4 | 6.6 | NW | 15.5 | |
| 8.3 | 8.3 | WNW | 15.6 | |
| 5.9 | 8.9 | W | 15.7 | |
| 6.6 | 8.3 | WNW | 15.8 | |
| 1.7 | 12.3 | WNW | 15.9 | |
| 2.3 | 9.4 | WNW | 16.0 | |
| 2.8 | 9.1 | W | 16.1 | |
| 2.8 | 12.3 | W | 16.2 | |
| 4.1 | 10.5 | WNW | 16.2 | |
| 6.5 | 9 | WNW | 16.3 | |
| 4.5 | 10 | W | 16.4 | |
| 4.0 | 10.5 | W | 16.5 | |
| 5.0 | 12.6 | WNW | 16.5 | |
| 6.9 | 8.8 | WNW | 16.4 | |
| 4.6 | 8 | W | 16.4 | |
| 4.5 | 6.5 | W | 16.3 | |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | W | 16.3 | |
| 5.7 | 10.9 | W | 16.4 | |
| 2.6 | 11.3 | W | 16.4 | |
| 1.7 | 9.7 | WNW | 16.4 | |
| 2.0 | 9.6 | W | 16.7 | |
| 2.6 | 11.2 | WNW | 16.5 | |
| 4.0 | 10.7 | WNW | 16.4 | |
| 2.4 | 8.5 | W | 16.5 | |
| 3.7 | 10 | W | 16.5 | |
| 5.3 | 9.4 | W | 16.3 | |
| 3.3 | 5.6 | WNW | 16.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.