Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2019
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Oct 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead’s wave buoy recorded observations on all 31 days of October 2019, with an average wave height of 2.1 ft (range 0.2–5.9 ft) and an average wave period of 6.5 seconds (2–17 seconds). Water temperature averaged 15.2°C, ranging from 12.6°C to 17°C; wind data were unavailable. Across five historical same-month records, average wave height was 1.8 ft, wave period 6.5 seconds and water temperature 15.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 737 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 3,711 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.1ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 1.8ft
- Wave Period
- 6.5s
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 6.5s
- Water Temperature
- 15.2°C
- 0.1°C above average
- Historical average 15.1°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, Oct 1, 2019
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.