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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2014

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Dec 2014, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Whitby wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of December 2014, with 744 readings. Average wave height was 3.7 ft, ranging from 0.9 to 9.8 ft, and average wave period was 10.1 seconds, ranging from 2 to 22 seconds. Water temperature averaged 8.6°C, from 6.3 to 10.7°C; no wind observations were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

3.7ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 9.8ft

Average Wave period

10.1secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 731 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

8.6°C
Observed range: 6.3 — 10.7°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 726 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
3.7ft
0.6ft above average
Historical average 3.1ft
Wave Period
10.1s
0.7s below average
Historical average 10.8s
Water Temperature
8.6°C
0.6°C above average
Historical average 8°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Whitby. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Whitby wave buoy

Whitby is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the North Yorkshire coast. The current National Network station was deployed in 2013 and records North Sea waves approaching Whitby and the surrounding cliffs and beaches. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Whitby wave buoy daily averages Dec 2014last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
37ENE10.6
-7NNE10.4
36NE9.9
36E10.0
46NNE9.9
38N9.6
310N9.5
510N9.3
410NNE9.1
312N8.9
318NNE8.6
314NNE8.4
-14NNE8.3
313NNE8.2
215NNE8.1
514NNE8.2
413NNE8.2
214NNE8.2
38NNW8.1
57NNW7.9
411NNE7.9
312NNE8.2
313NNE8.4
310N8.3
69N8.1
48NNE8.0
49NNE7.9
48ENE7.6
47N7.6
28NNE7.5
18NE7.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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