Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Feb 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 6.2 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3 — 4.8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
7 °C
4.9 — 8.5 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 3.3 | ESE | 7.5 | |
| 0.7 | 3.6 | SE | 7.5 | |
| 0.7 | 3.9 | SE | 7.6 | |
| 1.2 | 3.8 | SSE | 7.7 | |
| 2.7 | 3.8 | S | 7.8 | |
| 1.7 | 3 | S | 7.1 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | SSE | 6.9 | |
| 1.9 | 3.3 | SSE | 6.8 | |
| 3.6 | 4 | S | 6.6 | |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | S | 6.3 | |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | S | 6.4 | |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | S | 5.9 | |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | S | 5.5 | |
| 4.1 | 4 | S | 5.5 | |
| 6.2 | 4.5 | SSE | 4.9 | |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | SE | 5.2 | |
| 4.0 | 3.8 | E | 5.6 | |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | ESE | 6.0 | |
| 2.5 | 3.8 | E | 6.3 | |
| 4.3 | 4 | E | 7.2 | |
| 2.6 | 4 | E | 7.9 | |
| 2.9 | 4.8 | E | 8.3 | |
| 1.4 | 3.4 | ESE | 8.5 | |
| 1.4 | 3.3 | SSE | 8.3 | |
| 2.1 | 3.3 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 2.2 | 4 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | S | 7.5 | |
| 1.1 | 4.7 | ESE | 7.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.