National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes
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Whitby
Additional Information
| Wave buoy location | 54° 30.27' N 000° 36.41'W |
| WMO code | 6201046 |
| Approx. water depth | 17 m CD |
| Approximate spring tidal range | 4.6 m |
| Storm alert threshold | 4.16 m |
Wave parameters are recorded using a Datawell Directional WaveRider Mk III buoy. The buoy was deployed on 18 January 2013, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 1.8° west, changing by 0.18° east per year. Wave direction is reported following the nautical convention, meaning that the direction is where the waves come from, measured clockwise from magnetic north.
| 03/08/2024 | Scheduled service |
| 29/01/2024 | Scheduled service |
| 24/01/2023 | The buoy was redeployed. |
| 19/08/2022 | Communication with the buoy was lost. A fault with the HF antenna is suspected, the buoy has been recovered to the harbour. The buoy will be redeployed at the earliest opportunity. |
| 05/05/2022 | The buoy was redeployed. |
| 10/04/2022 | The buoy was sent adrift and will be recovered asap. |
| 25/03/2022 | The buoy was redeployed. |
| 29/11/2021 | The buoy was located, badly damaged, east of East Pier in Whity. The buoy will be recovered and a replacement buoy deployed at the earliest opportunity. |
| 27/11/2021 | Communication with the buoy was lost in the extreme waves caused by Storm Arwen. Updates to follow. |
| 19/07/2021 | The buoy was redeployed |
| 10/07/2021 | The buoy went adrift and was recovered the same day. The instrument will be redeployed ASAP. |
| 13/05/2021 | Scheduled service |
| 06/11/2020 | The buoy was redeployed |
| 24/09/2020 | The buoy was sent adrift and was recoverd. It is currentlie tied up in Whitby Harbour. |
| 17/06/2020 | The buoy was redeployed |
| 04/06/2020 | The was was sent adrift and beached |
| 25/04/2020 | The buoy was redeployed |
| 17/02/2020 | The buoy was cut adrift |
| 12/09/2019 | The buoy has been redeployed |
| 08/07/2019 | The wave buoy parted from its mooring but was recovered. It is currently tied up in Whitby Harbour. |
| 17/12/2018 | A replacement buoy has been deployed |
| 26/10/2018 | The buoy came off its mooring but found its way to Whitby Harbour. It is currently tied up in the harbour in calm waters. |
| 31/08/2018 | Scheduled service |
| 12/01/2018 | Scheduled service |
| 25/08/2011 | Buoy swapped |
| 07/08/2017 | Scheduled service |
| 23/06/2016 | Buoy swapped out today |
| 12/03/2016 | Scheduled service |
| 20/10/2015 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 07/10/2015 | Buoy has come adrift; recovery efforts are underway |
| 23/07/2015 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 17/05/2015 | Buoy set adrift again |
| 13/05/2015 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 08/05/2015 | Buoy has come adrift. Will be recovered ASAP |
| 27/01/2015 | Scheduled service |
| 25/06/2014 | The buoy has come adrift again, and was kindly towed to harbour by a local fishing vessel |
| 12/05/2014 | Buoy re-deployed. |
| 05/05/2014 | Buoy has come adrift. Will be redeployed as soon as possible |
| 17/02/2014 | Last nights' data gap was caused by an issue experienced at the shore station computer |
| 17/11/2013 | Buoy came adrift this morning but was moved back to licenced position this evening and checked for damage |
| 21/06/2013 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 19/06/2013 | The buoy appers to have been hit and has been set adrift |
