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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2019

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Oct 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Whitby wave buoy recorded 743 observations across all 31 days of October 2019. Average wave height was 3.7 ft, ranging from 0.9 to 10.8 ft, while average wave period was 9.3 seconds, ranging from 2 to 20 seconds. Water temperature averaged 11.7°C, and no wind figures were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

3.7ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 10.8ft

Average Wave period

9.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 738 of 743 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

11.7°C
Observed range: 9.8 — 12.8°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 3,314 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.7ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 3.4ft
Wave Period
9.3s
0.6s above average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
11.7°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 12.5°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 Oct 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
710NNE12.6
911NNE12.5
612NNE12.4
510NNE12.3
59NE12.3
68E12.3
58E12.3
214NE12.2
1-NNE12.1
18NNW12.1
14WNW12.1
18NE12.0
18NNE12.0
27NE11.9
-7NE11.9
28NE11.8
17ENE11.8
28NE11.7
37NNE11.7
-10N11.6
-9N11.4
210NNE11.1
215NNE11.4
313NNE11.4
211N11.3
311NNE10.9
411N11.0
69N10.9
48NNE10.8
38NNE10.8
36E10.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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