Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Mar 2014 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 3.6 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
4 — 11 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.4 — 9.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 10.4 | SE | 9.6 | |
| 0.7 | 6.6 | SE | 9.5 | |
| 1.0 | 7.1 | ESE | 9.3 | |
| 1.1 | 5.5 | ESE | 9.1 | |
| 1.1 | 7.1 | ESE | 9.1 | |
| 1.3 | 10 | SE | 9.2 | |
| 2.9 | 5.1 | SSE | 9.3 | |
| 1.2 | 4.7 | SE | 9.4 | |
| 1.5 | 7 | S | 9.4 | |
| 3.1 | 5.1 | S | 9.5 | |
| 2.5 | 4.8 | S | 9.6 | |
| 2.2 | 4 | S | 9.4 | |
| 2.4 | 4.8 | S | 9.3 | |
| 2.1 | 4.2 | S | 9.2 | |
| 1.6 | 4.7 | S | 9.2 | |
| 1.4 | 4.9 | S | 9.1 | |
| 1.5 | 4.7 | S | 9.0 | |
| 0.9 | 8.4 | SE | 9.0 | |
| 0.7 | 10.4 | SE | 9.0 | |
| 1.1 | 6.6 | E | 9.0 | |
| 1.7 | 5.8 | E | 9.0 | |
| 1.2 | 11 | ESE | 9.0 | |
| 1.8 | 7.7 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 1.2 | 6.2 | SSE | 9.1 | |
| 2.1 | 4.3 | S | 8.9 | |
| 1.6 | 4.8 | S | 8.8 | |
| 0.8 | 7.8 | SSE | 8.7 | |
| 1.3 | 11 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 3.1 | 6.1 | S | 8.6 | |
| 3.6 | 6.6 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1.2 | 8.2 | SE | 8.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.