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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2025

Daily averages from the Whitby wave buoy for Dec 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Whitby wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of December 2025, with 1,485 observations. Average wave height was 3.4 ft and average wave period 4.9 seconds; water temperature averaged 9.2°C. No wind observations were provided.

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Average Wave Height

3.4ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 9.6ft

Average Wave period

4.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

9.2°C
Observed range: 8.2 — 9.7°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 7,511 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
3.4ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
4.9s
3.6s below average
Historical average 8.5s
Water Temperature
9.2°C
0.7°C above average
Historical average 8.5°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 Dec 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
46NNE9.2
37NNE9.2
25NNE9.2
35ENE9.3
35ENE9.2
46E9.1
25ENE9.3
24NNE9.3
24ENE9.5
23ENE9.6
24NNE9.5
35NNE9.5
26NNE9.3
23NNE9.4
25E9.5
24NNE9.1
14NE9.3
25ENE9.4
24NNE9.3
15NNE9.3
44E9.3
65ENE9.3
66ENE9.3
65ENE9.2
65E9.0
45E8.9
44ENE8.8
77NNE8.8
66NNE8.8
87NNE8.8
76NNE8.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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