Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.6 — 3.8 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2.7 — 4.6 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
18 °C
17 — 18.2 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 3.5 | E | 17.8 | |
| 1.3 | 4 | E | 17.8 | |
| 1.3 | 4.2 | E | 17.8 | |
| 1.4 | 4.3 | E | 17.8 | |
| 1.3 | 4 | E | 17.8 | |
| 1.2 | 4.6 | E | 18.0 | |
| 1.3 | 3.4 | E | 18.1 | |
| 1.8 | 3.6 | E | 18.1 | |
| 1.3 | 3.9 | ESE | 18.1 | |
| 1.3 | 3.6 | S | 18.1 | |
| 0.8 | 3.1 | SE | 18.1 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | S | 18.0 | |
| 1.8 | 3.2 | S | 17.9 | |
| 1.7 | 3.3 | S | 17.9 | |
| 1.4 | 3.4 | S | 17.9 | |
| 1.3 | 3.7 | S | 18.1 | |
| 1.6 | 2.8 | S | 18.2 | |
| 1.2 | 2.8 | S | 18.1 | |
| 1.9 | 2.9 | SSW | 18.0 | |
| 1.1 | 2.7 | SSW | 17.9 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | S | 17.8 | |
| 1.7 | 3.1 | S | 17.6 | |
| 3.0 | 3.3 | S | 17.5 | |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | S | 17.2 | |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | S | 17.0 | |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | S | 17.9 | |
| 1.3 | 2.9 | SSE | 18.1 | |
| 0.6 | 3 | ESE | 18.1 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | ESE | 17.6 | |
| 0.9 | 3 | ESE | 17.3 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | S | 17.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.