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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for May 2016 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.7 — 11.1 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
2 — 15 secs

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

9 °C
7.3 — 11.5 °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.

Whitby wave buoy daily averages May 2016 last observation shown May 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
10 8 NNE 11.0
5 5 NNE 11.1
2 5 NNE 10.8
2 7 N 10.8
3 8 NNE 10.5
5 9 NNE 10.2
8 9 NNE 9.9
5 7 NE 9.8
2 5 N 9.8
1 9 NNE 10.0
2 10 NNE 9.8
2 10 NNE 9.6
3 11 NNE 9.6
1 7 ENE 9.5
2 9 NNE 9.8
4 11 NNE 10.0
6 12 NNE 9.5
9 10 NNE 9.1
6 7 NNE 8.9
5 7 NE 8.7
4 6 ENE 8.8
3 6 E 8.8
3 6 ENE 8.6
3 6 NNE 8.4
2 5 N 8.2
1 7 E 8.1
2 5 ESE 8.0
1 9 NE 7.8
2 5 NNW 7.7
2 5 ENE 7.6
2 8 NNE 7.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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