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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2019

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

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In July 2019, Whitby’s wave buoy recorded 184 observations across 8 of 31 days (26% coverage), with average wave height of 3.2 ft and period of 8.4 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.8 to 6.2 ft, periods from 3 to 11 seconds, and water temperatures from 12.5 to 14.8°C, averaging 13.5°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.2ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 6.2ft

Average Wave period

8.4secs
Observed range: 3 — 11secs

Available for 181 of 184 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

13.5°C
Observed range: 12.5 — 14.8°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 2,850 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.2ft
1.2ft above average
Historical average 2ft
Wave Period
8.4s
2.4s above average
Historical average 6s
Water Temperature
13.5°C
0.6°C below average
Historical average 14.1°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.

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 Jul 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29N13.2
39NNE13.5
49NNE13.6
310NNE13.4
29NNE13.3
37N13.7
58NNE13.6
58NNE13.5
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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