Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2016
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Nov 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead’s wave buoy recorded 720 observations across all 30 days of November 2016. Average wave height was 2.2 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 6.7 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.3 seconds and ranged from 2 to 15 seconds. Water temperature averaged 11.5°C, with observations from 8.8 to 14°C; no wind data was supplied.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 710 of 720 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 2,020 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.2ft
- 0.1ft below average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 5.3s
- 2.2s below average
- Historical average 7.5s
- Water Temperature
- 11.5°C
- 1.1°C below average
- Historical average 12.6°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 Tue, Nov 1, 2016
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.