Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2023
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Sep 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysMinehead recorded 64 observations across three of 30 days in September 2023 (10% coverage). Average wave height was 0.9 ft, ranging from 0 to 1.7 ft, and the average wave period was 4.3 seconds, ranging from 2 to 8 seconds; water temperature averaged 18.5°C, from 18.1°C to 24.4°C. No wind observations were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 63 of 64 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 5,853 observations across 9 years.
- Wave Height
- 0.9ft
- 0.7ft below average
- Historical average 1.6ft
- Wave Period
- 4.3s
- 1.3s below average
- Historical average 5.6s
- Water Temperature
- 18.5°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 17.6°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 Fri, Sep 1, 2023
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.