Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2024
Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Apr 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysWhitby recorded 1,363 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days in April 2024, with an average wave height of 4.3 ft and period of 5 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.8 to 12.6 ft, periods from 2 to 8 seconds, and water temperature averaged 8.2°C, ranging from 7.6 to 9.3°C. Wind observations were unavailable; across eight previous Aprils, average wave height was 3.4 ft, period 7.4 seconds and water temperature 7.7°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 5,372 observations across 8 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.3ft
- 0.9ft above average
- Historical average 3.4ft
- Wave Period
- 5s
- 2.4s below average
- Historical average 7.4s
- Water Temperature
- 8.2°C
- 0.5°C above average
- Historical average 7.7°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 Mon, Apr 1, 2024
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.