Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2015 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1 — 5.6 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
5.5 — 10 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7 — 9.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 6.5 | NW | 7.0 | |
| 5.0 | 7.3 | NW | 7.2 | |
| 5.6 | 7.3 | NW | 7.5 | |
| 4.6 | 6.6 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 2.0 | 5.5 | NW | 7.5 | |
| 2.5 | 5.8 | NW | 7.5 | |
| 1.4 | 6.2 | NW | 7.4 | |
| 2.5 | 5.7 | NW | 7.4 | |
| 1.2 | 7.6 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 1.1 | 9.2 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 1.7 | 7.6 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 1.3 | 6.6 | NNE | 7.8 | |
| 1.0 | 8.7 | NW | 7.9 | |
| 1.6 | 5.6 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.9 | 7.3 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 3.3 | 7.3 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 4.3 | 9.4 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 3.2 | 8.1 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 2.7 | 6.8 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 3.5 | 8.6 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 4.8 | 7.5 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 5.2 | 6.8 | NW | 9.2 | |
| 4.3 | 7.4 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 3.0 | 7.3 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 2.5 | 7.2 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 2.4 | 7.6 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 1.1 | 7.5 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 1.1 | 10 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 2.2 | 6.9 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 3.3 | 7.3 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 2.2 | 8 | NW | 9.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.