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Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2025 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 7.2 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 8 secs

Average Wave Direction

NNW

Average Water temperature

10 °C
7.7 — 11.4 °C
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About Minehead wave buoy

Minehead (CCO station 74) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.2270°N, 3.4681°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Minehead wave buoy daily averages Dec 2025 last observation shown Dec 2025
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
1 3 NNW 8.3
2 3 ENE 8.3
2 3 ENE 8.4
3 3 ENE 8.5
4 4 ENE 8.6
3 4 ENE 8.7
5 4 ENE 9.0
4 4 ENE 9.7
3 4 NE 10.1
2 3 NNE 10.2
2 4 N 10.2
2 4 NW 10.4
3 5 NW 10.5
2 5 NW 10.7
2 5 NW 10.8
2 4 NW 10.7
2 5 NW 10.8
2 6 NW 10.7
2 5 NW 10.6
2 5 NW 10.6
2 5 NW 10.6
3 5 NW 10.6
3 4 NW 10.6
2 5 NW 10.4
3 5 NW 10.3
4 5 NW 10.2
2 5 NW 10.3
2 4 NW 10.4
2 5 NW 10.5
2 5 NW 10.6
3 5 NW 10.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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