Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2014 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.7 — 7.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4.3 — 7.4 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8 — 9.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 6.1 | S | 8.0 | |
| 2.2 | 4.5 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | SE | 8.2 | |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | S | 8.6 | |
| 2.7 | 7.4 | S | 8.7 | |
| 3.2 | 6.3 | S | 8.8 | |
| 3.3 | 5.5 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1.9 | 4.9 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 1.3 | 6.7 | S | 8.8 | |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | S | 8.7 | |
| 1.7 | 5.2 | SSE | 8.9 | |
| 0.7 | 7.4 | SE | 9.0 | |
| 2.0 | 4.3 | S | 8.9 | |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | S | 8.9 | |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | S | 9.0 | |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | S | 9.2 | |
| 4.0 | 5.2 | S | 9.0 | |
| 1.7 | 6.4 | S | 9.2 | |
| 3.6 | 5.4 | S | 9.2 | |
| 3.1 | 4.7 | SSE | 9.3 | |
| 1.8 | 5.2 | S | 9.3 | |
| 2.1 | 4.7 | S | 9.6 | |
| 3.6 | 6.1 | S | 9.6 | |
| 2.9 | 5 | S | 9.4 | |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | S | 9.3 | |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | S | 9.1 | |
| 3.4 | 6.9 | S | 8.9 | |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | S | 9.0 | |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | S | 9.2 | |
| 4.0 | 6 | S | 9.3 | |
| 7.9 | 6.9 | S | 9.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.