Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2019
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Mar 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn March 2019, Whitby recorded 744 wave-buoy observations across 32 observed days, with average wave height of 3.6 ft and average period of 9.9 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.7 to 13 ft, periods from 2 to 18 seconds, and water temperature averaged 6.8°C, ranging from 6.3 to 8.2°C. Wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 741 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Marchs
Historical baseline from 3,618 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.6ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 3.8ft
- Wave Period
- 9.9s
- 0.7s above average
- Historical average 9.2s
- Water Temperature
- 6.8°C
- 0.4°C above average
- Historical average 6.4°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, Mar 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.