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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2016

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

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In March 2016, Whitby recorded 741 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, exceeding the 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 3.2 ft and wave period 7.7 seconds, while water temperature averaged 6.5°C; wind data were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.2ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 10.3ft

Average Wave period

7.7secs
Observed range: 3 — 22secs

Available for 721 of 741 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

6.5°C
Observed range: 5.5 — 8.7°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 1,409 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
3.2ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 3ft
Wave Period
7.7s
1.6s below average
Historical average 9.3s
Water Temperature
6.5°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 6.4°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 Mar 2016last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
25NNE6.3
28N6.3
36N6.3
68ENE6.4
78ENE6.2
78NNE6.2
88NNE6.1
38NNE6.0
39NNE6.1
36ENE6.1
26E6.3
26E6.4
1-NE6.4
19ENE6.5
37NE6.5
36NE6.6
26ENE6.6
36NNE6.6
57NNE6.7
47NNE6.6
48NNE6.7
38NNE6.8
28NNE6.8
19NNE6.7
26NNW6.9
36ESE6.8
27E6.9
46NE6.8
212N6.7
412NNE6.7
311NNE6.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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