Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2015 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.7 — 7.3 ft
Average Wave period
10 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
7 °C
6.4 — 9.8 °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 | N | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 11 | NNE | 8.2 | |
| 3 | 11 | N | 8.3 | |
| 5 | 11 | NNE | 8.4 | |
| 5 | 12 | NNE | 8.2 | |
| 4 | 13 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 11 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | NE | 7.7 | |
| 5 | 6 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 10 | NNE | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 11 | NNE | 7.4 | |
| 1 | 13 | NNE | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 12 | NNE | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 9 | N | 7.1 | |
| 2 | 8 | N | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 7.1 | |
| 2 | 9 | ENE | 7.1 | |
| 2 | 15 | NNE | 7.1 | |
| 1 | 12 | NNE | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 10 | N | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | NNE | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 11 | NNE | 6.8 | |
| 4 | 11 | NNE | 6.6 | |
| 4 | 11 | NNE | 6.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.