Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2016
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Apr 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby recorded 713 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days in April 2016. Average wave height was 4 ft and period 8.1 seconds, ranging from 0.6–12.7 ft and 2–15 seconds; water temperature averaged 7.3°C, from 6.4–8.5°C. Wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 699 of 713 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 1,374 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 4ft
- 1.3ft above average
- Historical average 2.7ft
- Wave Period
- 8.1s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 8.6s
- Water Temperature
- 7.3°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 7.7°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 Fri, Apr 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.