Whitby wave buoy observations on Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Hourly readings from the Whitby wave buoy for Fri, Jul 24, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Jul 2026

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 hourly observations Fri, Jul 24, 2026last observation shown Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Fri 01:00	2	5	NE	16.4
Fri 01:30	2	6	NE	16.3
Fri 02:00	2	5	NE	16.2
Fri 02:30	2	5	NE	16.3
Fri 03:00	2	5	NNE	16.2
Fri 03:30	2	4	NNE	16.2
Fri 04:00	2	4	NNE	16.0
Fri 04:30	2	4	NNE	16.0
Fri 05:00	2	4	NNE	15.9
Fri 05:30	2	4	NNE	15.9
Fri 06:00	2	4	NNE	15.8
Fri 06:30	2	4	NNE	15.7
Fri 07:00	3	4	NNE	15.9
Fri 07:30	2	4	NNE	16.0
Fri 08:00	2	4	NNE	16.3
Fri 08:30	2	4	NNE	16.3
Fri 09:00	3	4	NNE	16.2
Fri 09:30	2	4	N	16.2
Fri 10:00	3	4	NNE	16.3
Fri 10:30	2	4	NNE	16.5
Fri 11:00	2	4	NNE	16.5
Fri 11:30	2	4	NNE	16.5
Fri 12:00	2	4	NNE	17.0
Fri 12:30	2	4	NNE	17.3
Fri 13:00	2	4	NNE	17.2
Fri 13:30	2	4	NNE	17.0
Fri 14:00	2	4	NNE	16.7
Fri 14:30	2	4	NNE	16.6
Fri 15:00	2	4	NNE	16.9
Fri 15:30	2	4	N	16.9
Fri 16:00	1	4	NNE	17.3
Fri 16:30	1	4	N	17.4
Fri 17:00	1	4	N	17.4
Fri 17:30	1	4	NNE	17.3
Fri 18:00	1	4	N	17.3
Fri 18:30	1	4	N	17.2
Fri 19:00	1	4	N	16.8
Fri 19:30	1	4	N	16.8
Fri 20:00	1	4	NNE	16.5
Fri 20:30	2	4	NW	16.2
Fri 21:00	2	4	NNW	16.4
Fri 21:30	2	4	NW	16.9
Fri 22:00	2	3	NW	16.6
Fri 22:30	2	3	NW	16.3
Fri 23:00	2	3	NW	16.1
Fri 23:30	2	3	NW	16.0
Sat 00:00	2	3	NW	16.0
Sat 00:30	2	3	NW	16.1

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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