Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Nov 2020 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.7 — 4.5 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
0 — 5.4 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
12 °C
11 — 13.1 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 4.1 | NW | 11.0 | |
| 0.8 | 3.3 | N | 11.1 | |
| 2.1 | 3.2 | NE | 11.2 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | NNE | 11.3 | |
| 1.0 | 5.4 | NW | 11.5 | |
| 2.0 | 3.8 | WNW | 11.6 | |
| 1.8 | 5.4 | NW | 11.7 | |
| 1.3 | 4.9 | NW | 11.6 | |
| 1.7 | 4.9 | NW | 11.5 | |
| 3.0 | 4.8 | NW | 11.6 | |
| 2.1 | 4.5 | NW | 11.6 | |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | NW | 11.8 | |
| 3.2 | 5.1 | NW | 12.0 | |
| 2.4 | 4.9 | NW | 12.0 | |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | NW | 12.0 | |
| 3.3 | 5.4 | NW | 12.2 | |
| 1.8 | 4.5 | NW | 12.3 | |
| 2.1 | 5 | NW | 12.3 | |
| 2.7 | 5 | NW | 12.4 | |
| 1.7 | 4 | NW | 12.5 | |
| 0.8 | 3.9 | NW | 12.5 | |
| 0.8 | 2.1 | NNE | 12.4 | |
| 0.8 | 0 | NNE | 12.3 | |
| 1.9 | 0 | NE | 12.2 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | NE | 12.3 | |
| 0.7 | 0 | NW | 12.5 | |
| 1.5 | 0 | NW | 12.5 | |
| 3.3 | 0 | NW | 12.8 | |
| 4.3 | 0 | NW | 13.1 | |
| 2.8 | 0 | NW | 13.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.