Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2022 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 8.7 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 7 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
13.2 — 17.7 °C
About Whitby wave buoy
Whitby (CCO station 109) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 54.5048°N, 0.6056°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | NE | 16.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNE | 15.9 | |
| 7 | 6 | NNE | 16.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | N | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | ENE | 15.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 15.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | N | 16.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 15.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | N | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | NE | 14.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.