Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2015 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.9 — 18.7 ft
Average Wave period
11 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
6 °C
5.2 — 6.3 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | NNE | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 15 | NNE | 5.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | N | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 11 | N | 5.7 | |
| 4 | 10 | N | 5.7 | |
| 3 | 14 | NNE | 5.7 | |
| 4 | 14 | NNE | 5.8 | |
| 3 | 8 | N | 5.9 | |
| 1 | 15 | NNE | 6.1 | |
| 1 | 11 | ENE | 6.2 | |
| 1 | 16 | NNE | 6.2 | |
| 3 | 12 | NNE | 6.2 | |
| 4 | 8 | ENE | 6.2 | |
| 5 | 8 | ENE | 6.1 | |
| 3 | 10 | NE | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 10 | NE | 5.9 | |
| 1 | 13 | NNE | 5.7 | |
| 1 | 12 | NNE | 5.7 | |
| 3 | 12 | NNE | 5.7 | |
| 6 | 13 | NNE | 5.9 | |
| 8 | 11 | NNE | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 9 | NNE | 5.9 | |
| 3 | 8 | NE | 5.8 | |
| 5 | 8 | NNE | 5.8 | |
| 8 | 9 | N | 5.8 | |
| 6 | 10 | NNE | 5.9 | |
| 10 | 10 | NNE | 5.8 | |
| 15 | 11 | N | 5.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.