Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2015
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Jan 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead recorded 744 observations across all 31 days of January 2015. Average wave height was 2.8 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 8.2 ft, while average wave period was 7.3 seconds and water temperature averaged 8.2°C; wind data was unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 739 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 744 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.8ft
- 0.5ft above average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 7.3s
- 1.1s below average
- Historical average 8.4s
- Water Temperature
- 8.2°C
- 0.1°C below average
- Historical average 8.3°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Minehead. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Thu, Jan 1, 2015
About Minehead wave buoy
Minehead is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in the Bristol Channel off the Somerset coast. First deployed in December 2006, it records the short-period and locally generated waves that reach the Minehead frontage. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.