Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Jan 2020 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 5.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3 — 12.8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.2 — 9.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 5.3 | S | 8.6 | |
| 3.3 | 5.2 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.3 | 6.2 | S | 8.2 | |
| 3.0 | 6.5 | S | 8.4 | |
| 3.1 | 5.5 | S | 8.5 | |
| 3.3 | 4.9 | S | 8.4 | |
| 1.2 | 3.3 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 0.8 | 3 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 1.0 | 3.5 | ESE | 8.7 | |
| 0.6 | 11.3 | SE | 8.7 | |
| 0.7 | 12.8 | SE | 8.9 | |
| 0.8 | 9.4 | ESE | 9.1 | |
| 1.2 | 6.9 | E | 9.2 | |
| 1.4 | 7.5 | S | 9.4 | |
| 3.4 | 5.7 | S | 9.5 | |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | S | 9.4 | |
| 4.7 | 6.1 | S | 9.5 | |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | S | 9.4 | |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | S | 9.1 | |
| 3.7 | 5.8 | S | 9.2 | |
| 3.9 | 6.1 | S | 9.2 | |
| 1.3 | 9.2 | SSE | 9.4 | |
| 3.8 | 5.9 | S | 9.4 | |
| 2.4 | 7.3 | S | 9.4 | |
| 2.9 | 5.2 | S | 9.0 | |
| 3.0 | 4.7 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1.1 | 5.7 | S | 8.9 | |
| 1.5 | 9.3 | SSE | 9.1 | |
| 2.7 | 8.9 | S | 9.1 | |
| 2.8 | 4.3 | S | 9.1 | |
| 1.0 | 3.6 | SE | 8.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.