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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2024

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Feb 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Whitby recorded 1,362 wave buoy observations across all 29 days of February 2024. Average wave height was 3.4 ft and period 5.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 7.4°C; wind data were unavailable. Across eight previous same-month years, averages were 3.6 ft, 9.1 seconds and 6.4°C respectively.

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Average Wave Height

3.4ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 15.4ft

Average Wave period

5.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

7.4°C
Observed range: 6.8 — 8°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 4,752 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
3.4ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
5.3s
3.8s below average
Historical average 9.1s
Water Temperature
7.4°C
1°C above average
Historical average 6.4°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 Feb 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
36NNE7.2
45NNE7.2
36NNE7.3
35NNE7.3
44NNE7.3
44NNE7.4
67N7.2
55NE7.2
127ENE7.1
108NE7.3
88NE7.3
57NE7.2
15NE7.1
14ENE7.2
14ENE7.4
25NNE7.6
36NNE7.6
25NNE7.7
24N7.8
24NNE7.7
25NNE7.7
25NNE7.5
15NNE7.4
16NNE7.4
25NNE7.3
-5NNE7.3
35NNE7.2
25NNE7.2
15NNE7.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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