Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2015
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Apr 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn April 2015, Whitby’s wave buoy recorded 654 observations across 29 of 30 days (97% coverage), with average wave height of 2.3 ft and period of 9.7 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.7 to 7.3 ft, periods from 2 to 18 seconds, and water temperature averaged 7.5°C; wind values were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 636 of 654 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 720 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.3ft
- 0.7ft below average
- Historical average 3ft
- Wave Period
- 9.7s
- 2.1s above average
- Historical average 7.6s
- Water Temperature
- 7.5°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 7.9°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Apr 1, 2015
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.