Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2017
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Jan 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn January 2017, Minehead’s wave buoy recorded daily averages across all 31 days, with 744 observations. Wave height averaged 1.9 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 7.2 ft, while wave period averaged 6.6 seconds, ranging from 2 to 17 seconds; water temperature averaged 7.9°C, from 6.6 to 9.5°C. Wind observations were unavailable, and the three-year same-month averages were 2.5 ft for wave height, 7.9 seconds for wave period and 8.6°C for water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 724 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 2,232 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.9ft
- 0.6ft below average
- Historical average 2.5ft
- Wave Period
- 6.6s
- 1.3s below average
- Historical average 7.9s
- Water Temperature
- 7.9°C
- 0.7°C below average
- Historical average 8.6°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 Sun, Jan 1, 2017
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.