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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2023

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Nov 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Whitby recorded 1,401 wave buoy observations across all 30 days of November 2023. Average wave height was 4.6 ft, ranging from 1 to 17.6 ft, while the average wave period was 5.4 seconds, ranging from 2 to 9 seconds. Water temperature averaged 10.4°C, from 8.9°C to 11.4°C; six comparable Novembers averaged 4.4 ft wave height, 9.1 seconds’ period and 10.2°C.

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Average Wave Height

4.6ft
Observed range: 1 — 17.6ft

Average Wave period

5.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

10.4°C
Observed range: 8.9 — 11.4°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 4,218 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
4.6ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 4.4ft
Wave Period
5.4s
3.7s below average
Historical average 9.1s
Water Temperature
10.4°C
0.2°C above average
Historical average 10.2°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 Nov 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
46NNE11.3
55ENE11.2
65NNE11.1
45NNE10.9
55NNE10.7
37NNE10.5
25NNE10.4
36NNE10.4
27NNE10.6
35N10.6
55N10.4
46NNE10.4
34NNE10.4
66NNE10.3
45NE10.4
35NE10.3
26NE10.2
35ENE10.3
15ENE10.4
34NE10.5
75NNE10.3
24N10.3
44N10.4
-7NNE10.2
117NNE9.9
67NNE9.9
45NNE9.9
86NE9.8
76NNE9.6
65NNE9.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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