Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2018 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.7 — 3.7 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3.5 — 7.5 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
19 °C
18.2 — 20 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | 5.7 | NNW | 18.2 | |
| 1.0 | 6 | NW | 18.2 | |
| 1.3 | 5 | NW | 18.2 | |
| 1.1 | 7 | NW | 18.3 | |
| 3.4 | 6.6 | NW | 18.3 | |
| 1.3 | 4.3 | NNW | 18.5 | |
| 2.4 | 5.6 | NW | 18.6 | |
| 3.7 | 6.1 | NW | 19.0 | |
| 2.0 | 4.6 | NW | 19.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.7 | NW | 19.4 | |
| 1.4 | 6.3 | WNW | 19.3 | |
| 1.9 | 7 | WNW | 19.3 | |
| 2.7 | 7 | NW | 19.1 | |
| 2.4 | 6.4 | NW | 19.1 | |
| 2.2 | 5.8 | NW | 19.1 | |
| 2.6 | 6.7 | NW | 19.2 | |
| 2.0 | 6.3 | NW | 19.3 | |
| 2.2 | 5.8 | NW | 19.3 | |
| 1.6 | 7.5 | NW | 19.2 | |
| 1.3 | 7 | NW | 19.2 | |
| 1.2 | 5.9 | NW | 19.2 | |
| 1.8 | 5 | NW | 19.5 | |
| 1.4 | 4.8 | NW | 19.6 | |
| 2.0 | 5.3 | NW | 19.7 | |
| 1.6 | 4 | NW | 19.9 | |
| 1.0 | 3.5 | NW | 20.0 | |
| 0.9 | 4.3 | NNW | 19.9 | |
| 1.1 | 4.3 | NW | 19.8 | |
| 1.1 | 6 | NW | 19.6 | |
| 1.4 | 7.4 | NW | 19.5 | |
| 1.6 | 7 | NW | 19.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.