Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2016
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Dec 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of December 2016, with 740 observations. Average wave height was 2.3 ft and average wave period 11.3 seconds; water temperature averaged 8.9°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 726 of 740 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 2,211 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.3ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 3.2ft
- Wave Period
- 11.3s
- 1s above average
- Historical average 10.3s
- Water Temperature
- 8.9°C
- 0.4°C above average
- Historical average 8.5°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 Thu, Dec 1, 2016
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.