Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 5.7 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
5.1 — 11.3 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.4 — 9.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 6.1 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 2.7 | 7.4 | NW | 7.4 | |
| 2.4 | 6.8 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 2.9 | 6.3 | NW | 7.8 | |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 2.6 | 6.5 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 1.9 | 5.5 | NW | 8.1 | |
| 1.2 | 8.7 | NW | 8.0 | |
| 2.2 | 6.8 | NW | 8.0 | |
| 3.1 | 6.9 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 1.0 | 8.2 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 1.0 | 10 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.4 | 9.9 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 1.4 | 7.7 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 2.6 | 7.7 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 2.0 | 6 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 1.5 | 5.1 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 2.6 | 5.7 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 3.6 | 6.5 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 3.0 | 5.4 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 1.0 | 6.2 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 0.7 | 6.7 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 1.0 | 8.3 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.4 | 5.3 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 2.2 | 7.2 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 1.0 | 11.3 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 0.7 | 10 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 0.5 | 9.9 | NNW | 9.0 | |
| 0.5 | 8.1 | NNW | 9.2 | |
| 1.1 | 7.2 | N | 9.3 | |
| 1.7 | 8.1 | NW | 9.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.