Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Sep 2015 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.8 — 4.2 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
3.8 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
17 °C
16 — 17.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 5.3 | E | 16.0 | |
| 2.4 | 5 | E | 16.0 | |
| 2.3 | 4.9 | E | 16.1 | |
| 1.9 | 4.7 | E | 16.0 | |
| 0.8 | 4.6 | ESE | 16.0 | |
| 1.0 | 4.8 | SSE | 16.1 | |
| 2.4 | 4.8 | S | 16.1 | |
| 1.5 | 5.2 | SSE | 16.3 | |
| 1.6 | 5.8 | S | 16.2 | |
| 2.3 | 4.4 | S | 16.5 | |
| 1.0 | 4.4 | SE | 16.4 | |
| 0.9 | 4.8 | ESE | 16.4 | |
| 2.3 | 5.4 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.1 | 5 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.5 | 4.5 | SSE | 16.5 | |
| 4.2 | 6.2 | S | 16.7 | |
| 4.1 | 5.5 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.0 | 4.4 | SE | 17.1 | |
| 2.3 | 4 | S | 17.1 | |
| 1.6 | 3.8 | ESE | 17.1 | |
| 1.9 | 4.3 | E | 17.1 | |
| 1.6 | 4 | ESE | 17.0 | |
| 1.1 | 4.7 | E | 17.0 | |
| 1.0 | 6.7 | E | 17.1 | |
| 1.3 | 8 | E | 17.2 | |
| 1.0 | 6.3 | ESE | 17.3 | |
| 1.0 | 5.6 | SE | 17.5 | |
| 0.9 | 4.1 | S | 17.7 | |
| 0.9 | 5.2 | SE | 17.9 | |
| 1.1 | 6.8 | E | 17.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.