Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2019
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Jan 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby recorded 712 wave observations across all 31 days of January 2019. Average wave height was 5 ft and average wave period 10.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 7°C; wind data were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 691 of 712 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 3,672 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 5ft
- 1ft above average
- Historical average 4ft
- Wave Period
- 10.3s
- 0.5s above average
- Historical average 9.8s
- Water Temperature
- 7°C
- 0.1°C below average
- Historical average 7.1°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, Jan 1, 2019
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.