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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2019

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

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Whitby wave buoy observations for September 2019 covered 19 of 30 days (63%), with 424 observations. Average wave height was 2.9 ft and average wave period 7.8 seconds; water temperature averaged 13.1°C, while wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.9ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 7.3ft

Average Wave period

7.8secs
Observed range: 3 — 18secs

Available for 418 of 424 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

13.1°C
Observed range: 12.4 — 14°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 3,522 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
2.9ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
7.8s
0.6s above average
Historical average 7.2s
Water Temperature
13.1°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 13.6°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 Sep 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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25N13.7
110NNE13.6
213N13.6
312NNE13.5
59N13.4
48NNE13.4
39NNE13.4
29NNE13.5
26E13.4
36ESE13.2
27ENE13.1
37ENE12.8
37ENE12.8
38NE12.6
27NE12.5
25N12.5
45NE12.6
57NNE12.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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