Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2020
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Apr 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby wave buoy data for April 2020 covered 7 of 30 days, with 133 observations. Average wave height was 2.9 ft (range 1.2–5.2 ft) and average wave period was 8.3 seconds (4–13 seconds); water temperature averaged 8.6°C (8.2–15.3°C). Wind fields were unavailable, while six same-month historical datasets averaged 3.3 ft wave height, 8 seconds wave period and 7.6°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 131 of 133 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 4,246 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.9ft
- 0.4ft below average
- Historical average 3.3ft
- Wave Period
- 8.3s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 8s
- Water Temperature
- 8.6°C
- 1°C above average
- Historical average 7.6°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Apr 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.