Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2025
Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Oct 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn October 2025, Minehead recorded 1,478 wave and water-temperature observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 2.4 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 8.7 ft, while the average period was 3.9 seconds; water temperature averaged 15°C, from 13.1°C to 16.9°C. Wind observations were unavailable, and the nine-year same-month averages were 1.9 ft wave height, 5.7 seconds’ period and 15.2°C water temperature.
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 6,016 observations across 9 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.5ft above average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 3.9s
- 1.8s below average
- Historical average 5.7s
- Water Temperature
- 15°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 15.2°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 Wed, Oct 1, 2025
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.