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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.

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Minehead 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.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 8.4ft

Available for 652 of 654 observations

Average Wave period

6.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Available for 650 of 654 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNW

Average Water temperature

7.7°C
Observed range: 7 — 8.8°C

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.

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.

Minehead wave buoy daily averages Mar 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
37NW7.7
67NW7.7
47NW7.6
37NW7.5
25NNW7.3
25NW7.5
24NW7.4
16NW7.5
-6NNW7.5
17NW7.4
18NW7.5
110NW7.6
19NW7.7
34ENE7.7
24ENE7.7
24ENE7.7
26NE7.7
18NNE7.8
24ENE7.8
13ENE7.8
16NW7.8
09NW7.9
111NW7.9
29NW8.0
28NW8.1
28NW8.3
39NW8.3
212NW8.3
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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