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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2019

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

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Period Summary

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Whitby’s April 2019 wave buoy recorded 720 observations across 31 observed days, against 30 calendar days (103% coverage); the period was not partial. Average wave height was 3.5 ft and wave period 6.8 seconds, while water temperature averaged 7.7°C; wind figures were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 7.8ft

Average Wave period

6.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 15secs

Available for 715 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

ENE

Average Water temperature

7.7°C
Observed range: 7 — 9.4°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 3,526 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.5ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 3.3ft
Wave Period
6.8s
1.4s below average
Historical average 8.2s
Water Temperature
7.7°C
0.2°C above average
Historical average 7.5°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 Apr 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
411NNE7.2
25E7.1
37N7.1
57ENE7.1
59NE7.2
49NNE7.2
48NNE7.3
610NNE7.3
711NNE7.4
58NNE7.4
37NE7.3
25ENE7.4
36E7.4
47E7.4
57ENE7.4
78ENE7.5
57ENE7.8
37ENE7.8
36E7.9
15E7.9
14E8.1
14E8.2
47ENE8.3
68ENE8.3
48NE8.3
36ENE8.2
25E8.2
35NNE8.5
14ENE8.7
15E8.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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