Minehead wave buoy daily averages for May 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 6.6 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 13 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
13 °C
0 — 14.8 °C
About Minehead wave buoy
Minehead (CCO station 74) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.2270°N, 3.4681°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | NW | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | NW | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | NW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNW | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNW | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | NW | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | NW | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NW | 12.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | NW | 12.2 | |
| 5 | 7 | NW | 12.1 | |
| 4 | 7 | NW | 12.1 | |
| 3 | 7 | NW | 12.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | NW | 12.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | WNW | 11.9 | |
| 2 | 10 | NW | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | NW | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | NW | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNW | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNW | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 11.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.