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Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019

Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Dec 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Minehead wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of December 2019, with 740 observations. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and average wave period 8.8 seconds; water temperature averaged 9.2°C, with no wind data supplied.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 9.5ft

Average Wave period

8.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 727 of 740 observations

Average Wave Direction

NW

Average Water temperature

9.2°C
Observed range: 8.1 — 10.3°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 4,433 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2.4ft
0.1ft above average
Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period
8.8s
0.8s above average
Historical average 8s
Water Temperature
9.2°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 9.7°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 Dec 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24NE9.7
110NNW9.5
111NW9.7
112NW9.6
29NW9.8
48NW10.0
27NW9.9
58NW10.0
58NW9.8
39NW9.7
38NW9.5
37NW9.4
68NW9.3
49NW9.1
49NW8.9
29NW8.7
110NW8.6
26NE8.7
211NW8.8
213NW8.8
212NW8.9
39NW8.9
48NW8.9
37NW8.9
210NW8.7
25N8.7
211NW8.8
211NW8.8
210NW8.7
19NW8.7
18NNW8.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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