Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2018 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1.3 — 6.1 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
3.3 — 11.8 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.2 — 8.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 6.4 | NW | 7.8 | |
| 1.4 | 8.9 | NW | 7.8 | |
| 2.9 | 7.1 | NW | 7.9 | |
| 2.8 | 6.4 | WNW | 7.8 | |
| 1.8 | 7.6 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 2.6 | 8 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 2.8 | 8.3 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 2.8 | 8.3 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 2.0 | 8.6 | NW | 7.5 | |
| 2.6 | 6.8 | NW | 7.4 | |
| 2.5 | 8.9 | NW | 7.2 | |
| 2.5 | 6.8 | NW | 7.2 | |
| 3.8 | 6.7 | NW | 7.3 | |
| 5.0 | 7.4 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 6.0 | 7.6 | NW | 7.5 | |
| 5.3 | 7.4 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 3.1 | 8 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 1.4 | 11.3 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 1.8 | 10.9 | NW | 7.6 | |
| 1.3 | 10.4 | NNW | 7.5 | |
| 1.5 | 11.8 | NNW | 7.4 | |
| 1.3 | 11.4 | NW | 7.4 | |
| 1.6 | 3.3 | ENE | 7.3 | |
| 2.9 | 4.3 | ENE | 7.2 | |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | ENE | 7.6 | |
| 2.1 | 10 | NNW | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 | 8.4 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 4.2 | 7.4 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 6.1 | 8.5 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 2.8 | 8.2 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 4.1 | 7.3 | NW | 8.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.