Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2014 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
1.3 — 4.8 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
4.2 — 11.8 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.7 — 8.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 8.9 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 1.7 | 7.5 | N | 7.7 | |
| 1.8 | 6.5 | NNW | 8.0 | |
| 3.2 | 8.3 | NW | 7.9 | |
| 4.8 | 7.9 | NW | 8.0 | |
| 3.9 | 7.9 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 3.5 | 8 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.8 | 7.7 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 3.2 | 6.5 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.9 | 8.7 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.3 | 7 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.3 | 7.2 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.5 | 7.7 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.3 | 11.8 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 2.0 | 9.5 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 1.8 | 10.7 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 2.1 | 7.4 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.9 | 8.5 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.8 | 8.5 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.5 | 4.2 | ENE | 8.5 | |
| 1.8 | 8.4 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 1.5 | 6.5 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 2.2 | 6.3 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 2.2 | 9.1 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 3.1 | 9.4 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 3.0 | 10.8 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 2.1 | 8.6 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 2.5 | 11.2 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 3.4 | 8.8 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.2 | 8.8 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.3 | 10.9 | NW | 8.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.