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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.

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Period Summary

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Whitby’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.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 1 — 6.5ft

Average Wave period

10.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 716 of 743 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

7.5°C
Observed range: 6.6 — 8.2°C

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.

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 Jan 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29NE8.0
26SE8.0
46N8.1
513N8.0
514NNE7.8
213NNE7.7
29ENE7.8
211NE7.9
411NE7.8
47NNE7.7
211ENE7.8
214NNE7.8
312ENE7.7
38ESE7.7
29E7.6
38E7.6
36ENE7.6
46NNW7.6
510N7.3
211NNE7.3
216NNE7.2
214NNE7.1
212NNE7.1
214NNE7.2
214NNE7.2
27E7.2
213NNE7.2
211N7.1
36NW7.1
28N7.1
26NNW7.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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