Whitby wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2024 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
5 ft
1.2 — 13.7 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
3.3 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
8 °C
6.5 — 8.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 4.4 | NNE | 7.2 | |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | NNE | 7.2 | |
| 2.3 | 4.3 | NE | 7.2 | |
| 2.3 | 4 | NE | 7.0 | |
| 1.2 | 4.5 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 2.7 | 3.8 | NNW | 7.1 | |
| 2.5 | 5.3 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | NNW | 7.1 | |
| 2.7 | 3.8 | N | 7.1 | |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | NNE | 7.1 | |
| 2.5 | 3.8 | ESE | 7.0 | |
| 2.5 | 4.6 | NNE | 6.7 | |
| 5.9 | 7.1 | NNE | 6.5 | |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | NNE | 6.7 | |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | NNE | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 | 7.4 | NNE | 7.1 | |
| 13.7 | 7.7 | NNE | 7.2 | |
| 8.4 | 6.1 | NNE | 7.8 | |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | N | 8.0 | |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 6.0 | 5.2 | NNE | 8.2 | |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | NE | 8.2 | |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | E | 8.2 | |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | E | 8.0 | |
| 3.3 | 5 | ENE | 7.9 | |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | ENE | 8.0 | |
| 6.3 | 6.1 | ENE | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 | 8.1 | NE | 8.4 | |
| 10.1 | 9 | NE | 8.4 | |
| 5.9 | 7.3 | NE | 8.3 | |
| 3.5 | 5 | NE | 8.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.