Skip to content
Surfhog home

Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2020

Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Jul 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown

Data available:  to 

Monthly averages for

Latest

Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

Minehead’s wave buoy recorded daily averages on all 31 days of July 2020, with 732 observations. Wave height averaged 1.8 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 5.8 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 11 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.2°C, from 15.8 to 19°C.

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

Average Wave Height

1.8ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 5.8ft

Average Wave period

5.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 11secs

Available for 728 of 732 observations

Average Wave Direction

NW

Average Water temperature

17.2°C
Observed range: 15.8 — 19°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 4,437 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
1.8ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
5.5s
0.4s below average
Historical average 5.9s
Water Temperature
17.2°C
0.9°C below average
Historical average 18.1°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.

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 Jul 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
25NW16.6
26NW16.7
26NW16.6
37NW16.6
47NW16.6
47NW16.4
26NW16.4
36NW16.5
26NW16.6
25NW16.6
15NW16.7
15NNW16.9
14NW16.9
25NW16.9
25WNW16.9
25NW17.1
25NW17.3
26NW17.3
14NNW17.6
14N17.6
15NW17.7
14NNW17.7
15NW17.8
15NW17.8
26NW17.8
26NW17.7
26NW17.7
36NW17.7
16NW17.7
17NW17.9
28NW18.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

› Wave Buoy List