Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Mar 2017 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 7.6 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7 — 9.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 10.5 | NW | 9.5 | |
| 1.3 | 9.1 | NW | 9.3 | |
| 1.1 | 7.5 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 0.8 | 5.8 | N | 8.8 | |
| 1.5 | 4.3 | NE | 8.7 | |
| 2.1 | 4 | NE | 8.7 | |
| 2.1 | 3.9 | ENE | 8.7 | |
| 2.9 | 4.4 | ENE | 8.6 | |
| 2.9 | 5.1 | NE | 8.6 | |
| 1.7 | 8.3 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 3.4 | 7.4 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 2.6 | 7.2 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 3.2 | 7.3 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 4.2 | 7.3 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.8 | 6 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.0 | 9.2 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.1 | 11.1 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.5 | 7.9 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 1.7 | 8.8 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.3 | 8.3 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.0 | 9.3 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.0 | 10.2 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.9 | 8.1 | NW | 8.0 | |
| 2.1 | 7.7 | WNW | 7.8 | |
| 2.1 | 9.3 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 3.1 | 8.3 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 4.4 | 7.3 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 2.1 | 7.5 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 1.3 | 7.3 | NNW | 7.6 | |
| 4.0 | 7.8 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 2.9 | 7.1 | NW | 7.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.