Minehead wave buoy observations on Wed, May 17, 2017

Hourly readings from the Minehead wave buoy for Wed, May 17, 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, May 18, 2017, 00:00

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for May 2017

Period Summary

Hog Says

On 17 May 2017, Minehead recorded 24 wave observations, with heights averaging 1.5 ft (1–1.9 ft) and periods averaging 10.4 seconds (7–13 seconds). Water temperature averaged 12.6°C (12.4–12.9°C); no wind observations were available.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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 hourly observations Wed, May 17, 2017last observation shown Thu, May 18, 2017
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Wed 01:00	2	13	NW	12.7
Wed 02:00	1	10	NW	12.7
Wed 03:00	1	8	WNW	12.8
Wed 04:00	2	11	NW	12.8
Wed 05:00	2	7	WNW	12.8
Wed 06:00	2	11	NW	12.7
Wed 07:00	2	11	NW	12.6
Wed 08:00	2	11	NW	12.5
Wed 09:00	2	-	NW	12.5
Wed 10:00	2	8	NW	12.5
Wed 11:00	1	11	NW	12.5
Wed 12:00	1	10	NW	12.7
Wed 13:00	1	13	NW	12.7
Wed 14:00	1	10	WNW	12.7
Wed 15:00	1	10	NW	12.8
Wed 16:00	1	11	NW	12.8
Wed 17:00	2	11	NW	12.9
Wed 18:00	2	10	NW	12.8
Wed 19:00	2	11	NNW	12.7
Wed 20:00	2	10	NW	12.6
Wed 21:00	2	10	NW	12.5
Wed 22:00	2	11	NW	12.4
Wed 23:00	2	-	NNW	12.4
Thu 00:00	2	11	NW	12.4

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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