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Whitby wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2025

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

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Whitby recorded 1,281 wave buoy observations across 29 of 30 days in September 2025. Average wave height was 2.6 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 12.3 ft, while the average wave period was 4.7 seconds, ranging from 2 to 10 seconds. Water temperature averaged 13.5°C, between 12.5°C and 16.1°C; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 12.3ft

Average Wave period

4.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

ENE

Average Water temperature

13.5°C
Observed range: 12.5 — 16.1°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 6,902 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
2.6ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 2.8ft
Wave Period
4.7s
1.6s below average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
13.5°C
0.2°C below average
Historical average 13.7°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.

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 Sep 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24ESE14.1
14ESE14.8
24ESE14.9
14E15.5
14NNE15.1
14E14.4
45E13.6
36ENE13.2
25E13.2
24E13.2
14E13.2
14E13.0
14E13.0
14E12.9
24NE12.9
34N12.9
25N13.0
26NNE13.1
26NNE13.4
46NNE13.3
106N13.1
77NNE13.0
67NNE13.0
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45E13.2
35ENE13.2
25ENE13.2
14NE13.1
14ENE13.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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