Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2025 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.8 — 13.5 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3 — 10 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
7 °C
5.9 — 8.6 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | N | 6.7 | |
| 6 | 6 | N | 6.7 | |
| 5 | 5 | N | 6.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | NE | 6.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | E | 6.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | ENE | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 6.7 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 6.8 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNE | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNE | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNE | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 7.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNE | 7.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 6.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 6.6 | |
| 7 | 6 | NNE | 6.6 | |
| 7 | 6 | NNE | 6.8 | |
| 10 | 8 | NNE | 7.3 | |
| 10 | 8 | NNE | 7.5 | |
| 9 | 6 | NNE | 7.3 | |
| 6 | 6 | NNE | 7.6 | |
| 7 | 9 | NNE | 7.6 | |
| 10 | 8 | NNE | 7.8 | |
| 10 | 6 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | NNE | 8.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.