Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2016 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 7.3 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.8 — 10.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | 6.7 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 3.8 | 6.4 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 3.8 | 8.2 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 2.9 | 7.5 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 3.4 | 8 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 2.8 | 10 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 2.0 | 9.7 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 1.6 | 9.9 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.0 | 11.8 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 1.9 | 5.9 | NNW | 8.5 | |
| 1.4 | 7.5 | NNE | 8.5 | |
| 1.1 | 10.9 | NNW | 8.4 | |
| 1.0 | 10.1 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 1.8 | 5.1 | ENE | 8.5 | |
| 1.1 | 5.2 | NNW | 8.4 | |
| 1.4 | 5.8 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 3.8 | 6.2 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 3.6 | 6.1 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 2.6 | 6.7 | NW | 9.1 | |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | NW | 9.4 | |
| 2.1 | 8.8 | NW | 9.6 | |
| 2.5 | 7.2 | NW | 9.8 | |
| 1.7 | 8.2 | NW | 10.0 | |
| 2.2 | 9.8 | NW | 10.0 | |
| 3.8 | 6 | NW | 10.2 | |
| 1.9 | 7.3 | NW | 10.3 | |
| 2.1 | 12.1 | NW | 10.5 | |
| 2.8 | 12.5 | NW | 10.5 | |
| 2.0 | 8.9 | NW | 10.5 | |
| 2.4 | 7 | NNW | 10.6 | |
| 2.4 | 8.4 | NNE | 10.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.