Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Mar 2019 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 6 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
4.5 — 10.9 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.2 — 9.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 4.5 | NE | 9.5 | |
| 0.9 | 8.7 | WNW | 9.8 | |
| 0.7 | 10.8 | NW | 9.4 | |
| 0.6 | 10.9 | NW | 9.5 | |
| 0.7 | 8.4 | NW | 9.3 | |
| 0.8 | 6.3 | NW | 9.2 | |
| 1.7 | 6.1 | NW | 9.2 | |
| 1.2 | 7.6 | NW | 9.1 | |
| 1.3 | 9.5 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 0.9 | 8.3 | NW | 9.0 | |
| 0.8 | 7 | NW | 8.9 | |
| 0.9 | 6.3 | NW | 8.8 | |
| 1.3 | 6.7 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 2.7 | 6 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 4.2 | 6.5 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 3.9 | 7.5 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 5.3 | 7.7 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 5.2 | 7.8 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 6.0 | 7.5 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 3.6 | 8 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 4.6 | 7.3 | NW | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 | 7.1 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 3.2 | 7.2 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 2.1 | 6.5 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 4.5 | 7.3 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 2.0 | 8 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 2.6 | 8.8 | NW | 8.4 | |
| 3.6 | 7.2 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 3.1 | 9.9 | NW | 8.6 | |
| 2.0 | 10.1 | NW | 8.5 | |
| 1.6 | 8.2 | NW | 8.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.