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Minehead wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2025

Daily averages from the Minehead wave buoy for Apr 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In April 2025, Minehead recorded 1,425 wave-buoy observations across 31 observed days, with average wave height of 1.4 ft and period of 3.9 seconds. Water temperature averaged 10.7°C; wind data were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

1.4ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 5.7ft

Average Wave period

3.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 8secs

Average Wave Direction

NNW

Average Water temperature

10.7°C
Observed range: 9.6 — 13.5°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 6,882 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
1.4ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
3.9s
1.7s below average
Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature
10.7°C
0.5°C above average
Historical average 10.2°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.

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 Apr 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23ENE9.7
23NE9.8
23ENE9.8
13NE10.0
34ENE10.1
23ENE10.1
13NE10.1
14NW10.1
14NW10.3
14NNW10.4
05NW10.6
14NW10.6
13NW10.7
14NW10.7
14NW10.7
34WNW10.6
14NW10.6
23ENE10.7
23NE10.7
23NE10.9
14NW10.9
15NW10.9
25NW11.0
14NW11.0
14NW11.2
15NW11.4
15NW11.6
15NW11.9
15NW12.2
04NW12.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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