Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for May 2021 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.6 — 5.8 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
3 — 4 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
11 °C
8.9 — 12.6 °C
Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 3.1 | E | 12.6 | |
1.2 | 3.2 | E | 12.4 | |
0.9 | 3 | ESE | 12.3 | |
0.9 | 3 | ESE | 12.1 | |
1.0 | 3.4 | SE | 11.8 | |
1.5 | 3.5 | S | 11.6 | |
2.2 | 3.8 | S | 11.5 | |
3.3 | 3.6 | S | 11.5 | |
2.7 | 3.5 | S | 11.4 | |
2.7 | 4 | S | 11.5 | |
5.8 | 4 | SSW | 11.0 | |
2.6 | 3.3 | S | 11.2 | |
1.2 | 3.5 | S | 11.4 | |
1.6 | 3.3 | S | 11.2 | |
1.9 | 3.6 | S | 11.1 | |
2.4 | 3.1 | S | 11.1 | |
2.1 | 3.3 | S | 10.9 | |
0.9 | 3.5 | SE | 10.8 | |
1.2 | 3.3 | SSE | 11.1 | |
1.4 | 3.2 | SSE | 11.1 | |
1.2 | 3.2 | S | 10.8 | |
1.9 | 3.2 | S | 10.4 | |
1.2 | 3.5 | SSE | 10.1 | |
2.8 | 3.4 | S | 9.7 | |
1.3 | 3 | S | 9.5 | |
1.4 | 3.5 | S | 9.5 | |
1.9 | 3.7 | S | 9.3 | |
3.9 | 4 | S | 9.4 | |
2.9 | 3.3 | SSW | 9.2 | |
0.8 | 3.1 | SSE | 9.1 | |
0.6 | 3.6 | E | 8.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.