Whitby wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2023 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 7.5 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
3.1 — 7.8 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
14 °C
12.6 — 16.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 4 | N | 15.3 | |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | NNW | 15.6 | |
| 1.2 | 4 | N | 16.0 | |
| 2.0 | 4.2 | N | 16.2 | |
| 1.7 | 4.1 | N | 15.8 | |
| 0.9 | 4.6 | N | 15.1 | |
| 0.8 | 3.6 | N | 15.2 | |
| 0.9 | 3.8 | NNE | 15.6 | |
| 0.6 | 3.3 | NNE | 15.4 | |
| 0.8 | 3.1 | NNE | 14.1 | |
| 0.7 | 3.8 | NNE | 13.2 | |
| 1.6 | 5.2 | NE | 13.0 | |
| 2.8 | 4.8 | ENE | 12.6 | |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | E | 13.3 | |
| 2.2 | 3.9 | NE | 14.2 | |
| 2.5 | 4.7 | NNE | 14.6 | |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | N | 14.8 | |
| 1.2 | 3.4 | E | 14.2 | |
| 0.8 | 3.3 | ENE | 14.2 | |
| 1.0 | 4.2 | NNE | 14.4 | |
| 2.6 | 5.7 | NNE | 14.6 | |
| 5.1 | 7.8 | NNE | 14.5 | |
| 7.5 | 7.6 | NNE | 14.3 | |
| 5.9 | 6.6 | NNE | 14.2 | |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | NNE | 13.8 | |
| 6.4 | 5.2 | NNE | 13.4 | |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | NE | 13.4 | |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | N | 13.8 | |
| 5.8 | 5 | NE | 13.5 | |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | ENE | 13.4 | |
| 1.4 | 3.6 | N | 14.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.