Minehead wave
buoy daily averages for Apr 2024 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 5.2 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2.5 — 5.1 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
11 °C
9.8 — 11.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 3.3 | NW | 11.3 | |
| 1.5 | 3.9 | NW | 11.3 | |
| 1.6 | 3.3 | NNW | 11.3 | |
| 2.4 | 3.2 | ENE | 11.3 | |
| 1.5 | 3 | NE | 11.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | NW | 11.4 | |
| 0.8 | 3.2 | NW | 11.4 | |
| 0.7 | 3.1 | NNW | 11.3 | |
| 0.2 | 2.5 | N | 11.2 | |
| 0.8 | 2.6 | NNE | 11.2 | |
| 0.9 | 3.2 | NNW | 11.2 | |
| 2.7 | 3.6 | WNW | 11.1 | |
| 1.7 | 3.4 | NW | 10.8 | |
| 3.0 | 3.5 | WNW | 10.8 | |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | WNW | 10.9 | |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | NW | 11.0 | |
| 2.1 | 4 | NW | 11.1 | |
| 1.7 | 4.3 | NW | 11.0 | |
| 1.6 | 4.6 | NW | 10.9 | |
| 1.8 | 4.9 | NW | 10.8 | |
| 1.8 | 4.1 | NW | 10.6 | |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | NW | 10.7 | |
| 1.6 | 4 | NNW | 10.7 | |
| 2.5 | 5.1 | NW | 10.7 | |
| 2.3 | 4.3 | NW | 10.5 | |
| 2.0 | 4.9 | NW | 10.4 | |
| 1.6 | 4.3 | WNW | 10.2 | |
| 2.0 | 4 | WNW | 10.0 | |
| 0.8 | 3.8 | NW | 9.9 | |
| 0.6 | 4 | NW | 9.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.