Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2020
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Jan 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby’s wave buoy recorded daily averages on all 31 days of January 2020, with wave heights averaging 2.6 ft (range 1–6.5 ft) and periods 10.2 seconds (2–20 seconds). Water temperature averaged 7.5°C (6.6–8.2°C); no wind values were recorded.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 716 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 4,384 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.6ft
- 1.5ft below average
- Historical average 4.1ft
- Wave Period
- 10.2s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 9.9s
- Water Temperature
- 7.5°C
- 0.4°C above average
- Historical average 7.1°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Jan 1, 2020
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.