Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Oct 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 5 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3 — 4.7 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
14.4 — 17 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4.2 | S | 14.5 | |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | S | 14.4 | |
| 4.8 | 4 | S | 14.6 | |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | S | 14.7 | |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | S | 14.7 | |
| 2.2 | 3.4 | S | 14.5 | |
| 2.1 | 3.5 | S | 14.5 | |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | S | 14.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.7 | SSE | 14.9 | |
| 1.6 | 3.8 | SSE | 15.1 | |
| 2.3 | 4.7 | SSE | 15.4 | |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | S | 15.5 | |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | S | 15.6 | |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | S | 15.5 | |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | S | 15.2 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | SSE | 15.8 | |
| 1.1 | 3.3 | SSE | 16.0 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | S | 15.9 | |
| 0.9 | 3.8 | E | 16.0 | |
| 0.8 | 3.7 | E | 16.0 | |
| 0.7 | 4 | E | 16.1 | |
| 0.5 | 3.5 | ESE | 16.1 | |
| 0.9 | 3 | ESE | 16.0 | |
| 0.8 | 3.3 | SE | 16.0 | |
| 1.1 | 3.5 | SE | 15.9 | |
| 2.0 | 3.9 | SSE | 16.0 | |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | S | 16.2 | |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.3 | 3.6 | S | 16.7 | |
| 5.0 | 4.3 | S | 16.8 | |
| 3.8 | 4 | S | 17.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.