Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Sep 2017 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.8 — 5.7 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
4.7 — 11.6 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
17 °C
16.1 — 18.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 8.7 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 2.1 | 9.3 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 1.3 | 6.3 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 1.3 | 8.1 | NNW | 16.3 | |
| 0.8 | 8.7 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 1.4 | 10.1 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 1.5 | 11.6 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 1.3 | 7.8 | NNW | 16.1 | |
| 1.2 | 6.3 | NW | 16.1 | |
| 1.8 | 6.1 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 1.1 | 5.9 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 1.1 | 5.3 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 1.1 | 7.8 | NW | 16.2 | |
| 1.1 | 4.7 | NE | 16.3 | |
| 1.1 | 5.8 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 2.4 | 5.4 | WNW | 16.3 | |
| 4.0 | 5.8 | NW | 16.5 | |
| 4.9 | 7.9 | NW | 16.8 | |
| 3.2 | 6.3 | NW | 17.0 | |
| 5.7 | 7.9 | NW | 17.2 | |
| 2.9 | 7 | NW | 17.4 | |
| 3.4 | 6.2 | NW | 17.6 | |
| 3.0 | 6.6 | NW | 17.8 | |
| 2.1 | 5.7 | NW | 17.9 | |
| 2.9 | 6 | NW | 17.9 | |
| 2.1 | 8.3 | NW | 18.1 | |
| 1.3 | 8.1 | NW | 18.1 | |
| 1.3 | 7.1 | NNW | 18.0 | |
| 0.8 | 7 | NW | 18.2 | |
| 1.4 | 4.9 | NNW | 18.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.