Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2013 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 15.8 ft
Average Wave period
11 secs
2 — 22 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
8 °C
6.7 — 8.7 °C
About Whitby wave buoy
Whitby (CCO station 109) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 54.5048°N, 0.6056°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | ENE | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 9 | NE | 7.5 | |
| 3 | 11 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 12 | NNE | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 8 | ESE | 7.5 | |
| 1 | 12 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 10 | NE | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 9 | E | 7.7 | |
| 3 | 13 | ENE | 7.8 | |
| 2 | 15 | NE | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 8 | ESE | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 15 | NNE | 7.8 | |
| 3 | 8 | E | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | E | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 15 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 15 | NE | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 15 | NE | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 10 | NE | 8.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 11 | NE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 12 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 12 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 5 | 14 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 9 | 14 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 14 | 13 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 7 | 8 | NNW | 8.4 | |
| 3 | 7 | N | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 11 | NNE | 8.6 | |
| 4 | 12 | NNE | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 9 | NNE | 8.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.