Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2016
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Mar 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead wave buoy observations for March 2016 covered 28 of 31 days (90%), with 654 observations. Average wave height was 2 ft and period 6.7 seconds; water temperature averaged 7.7°C, while no wind figures were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 652 of 654 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 650 of 654 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Marchs
Historical baseline from 1,347 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 2ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 1.7ft
- Wave Period
- 6.7s
- 1.3s below average
- Historical average 8s
- Water Temperature
- 7.7°C
- 0.3°C below average
- Historical average 8°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, Mar 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.