Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2017
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Oct 2017, 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 October 2017, with 737 observations. Average wave height was 3.4 ft and period 9.1 seconds, while water temperature averaged 12.4°C; no wind values were supplied.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 725 of 737 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 1,915 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.4ft
- 0.1ft below average
- Historical average 3.5ft
- Wave Period
- 9.1s
- 0.7s above average
- Historical average 8.4s
- Water Temperature
- 12.4°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 12.6°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 Sun, Oct 1, 2017
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.