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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2016

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Feb 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Whitby’s wave buoy recorded 696 observations across all 29 days of February 2016. Average wave height was 4.1 ft and wave period 10.1 seconds, while water temperature averaged 6.7°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

4.1ft
Observed range: 1 — 11.5ft

Average Wave period

10.1secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 685 of 696 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

6.7°C
Observed range: 5.1 — 7.5°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 1,254 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
4.1ft
0.7ft above average
Historical average 3.4ft
Wave Period
10.1s
0.3s above average
Historical average 9.8s
Water Temperature
6.7°C
0.6°C above average
Historical average 6.1°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 Feb 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
413NNE7.4
414N7.3
611NNE7.1
612NNE7.1
312NNE7.2
311NE7.3
28E7.2
27ENE7.2
212N7.1
79N7.1
612NNE6.9
611NNE6.9
68NE6.8
68ENE6.7
98NNE6.5
310NNE6.4
210ENE6.4
211N6.0
116NNE6.5
24NNW6.6
213N6.6
35NNW6.5
79NNE6.5
712NNE6.4
712NNE6.3
411NNE6.3
310NNE6.2
37NNE6.3
28NNE6.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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