Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead wave buoy recorded 743 observations across all 31 days of October 2022. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, with periods averaging 4.2 seconds; water temperature averaged 15.8°C, while recorded wind speed was 0 mph. Across eight historical same-month years, average wave height was 1.9 ft, wave period 6 seconds and water temperature 15.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 5,273 observations across 8 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 4.2s
- 1.8s below average
- Historical average 6s
- Water Temperature
- 15.8°C
- 0.7°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 Sat, Oct 1, 2022
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.