Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2023 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
1 — 17.6 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
10 °C
8.9 — 11.4 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | NNE | 9.3 | |
| 7 | 6 | NNE | 9.6 | |
| 8 | 6 | NE | 9.8 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 7 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 11 | 7 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 14 | 7 | NNE | 10.2 | |
| 4 | 4 | N | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 10.3 | |
| 7 | 5 | NNE | 10.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 10.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 10.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | ENE | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 10.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | NE | 10.3 | |
| 4 | 5 | NE | 10.4 | |
| 6 | 6 | NNE | 10.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | NNE | 10.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 10.4 | |
| 5 | 5 | N | 10.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | N | 10.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNE | 10.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNE | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 10.4 | |
| 3 | 7 | NNE | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | NNE | 10.7 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 10.9 | |
| 6 | 5 | NNE | 11.1 | |
| 5 | 5 | ENE | 11.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 11.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.