Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2024
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Aug 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2024, Minehead recorded 1,082 observations across 25 of 31 days. Average wave height was 2 ft, with periods averaging 4.2 seconds, while water temperature averaged 18.6°C; no wind observations were available. Over the previous 10 same-month years, average wave height was 1.6 ft and wave period 5.1 seconds.
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 Augusts
Historical baseline from 7,877 observations across 10 years.
- Wave Height
- 2ft
- 0.4ft above average
- Historical average 1.6ft
- Wave Period
- 4.2s
- 0.9s below average
- Historical average 5.1s
- Water Temperature
- 18.6°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 18.6°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 Thu, Aug 1, 2024
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.