Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.6 — 3.4 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3.2 — 13.3 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

7 °C
5.1 — 8.3 °C
Folkstone wave buoy daily averages Jan 2017 last observation shown Jan 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
1.6 3.8 ESE 6.0
2.2 5.3 SSE 6.0
3.4 5 S 5.6
3.1 4.9 S 5.2
2.7 4.8 S 5.1
1.9 4.3 SSE 5.5
1.0 13.3 SSE 5.8
0.6 12 SE 5.9
0.6 10.5 SE 5.9
0.9 11.7 SE 6.0
1.5 6.5 ESE 6.1
1.9 4 E 6.4
1.4 3.7 E 6.4
0.9 4.1 SE 6.3
0.8 3.2 ESE 6.6
0.9 5.6 SE 6.7
1.3 6.5 ESE 6.8
1.7 7.3 SE 7.1
1.8 7.9 SSE 7.3
2.4 5.9 S 7.6
1.6 5 S 7.8
1.4 5.5 S 7.8
2.0 4.8 S 7.6
0.7 6.3 SSE 7.5
2.1 5.6 S 7.5
2.2 4 SSE 7.5
1.3 6.9 E 7.8
1.6 6.9 SSE 8.2
1.1 4.5 SSE 8.1
1.4 6.3 E 8.3
2.9 5.3 S 8.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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