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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.

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Minehead 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.

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Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 5.9ft

Average Wave period

4.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

NW

Average Water temperature

15.8°C
Observed range: 13.4 — 16.7°C

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.

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 Oct 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
44NW16.5
24NW16.5
14NW16.5
25NW16.6
45NW16.5
35NW16.4
35NW16.3
24NW16.2
14NW16.1
23NW15.9
14NW15.8
14NW15.7
15NW15.8
14NW15.8
35NW15.8
25NW15.6
25NW15.6
24NNE15.5
33NE15.6
14NW15.6
24NW15.6
25NW15.6
14NNW15.6
24NW15.5
14NNW15.4
14NW15.4
14NW15.5
24NW15.5
14NW15.5
25NW15.4
24NW15.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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