Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2022 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 3.4 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2.8 — 5.2 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.2 — 10 °C
Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.7 | 4.2 | SSE | 7.4 | |
1.6 | 3.8 | S | 7.7 | |
2.2 | 3.4 | S | 7.2 | |
1.4 | 3.6 | SSE | 7.6 | |
1.8 | 3.6 | S | 7.4 | |
0.8 | 2.8 | S | 7.5 | |
0.5 | 3.2 | ESE | 7.5 | |
0.7 | 3 | SE | 7.6 | |
0.7 | 3.4 | ESE | 7.6 | |
0.9 | 3.5 | SE | 7.8 | |
1.1 | 4.8 | ESE | 8.1 | |
1.2 | 5.2 | ESE | 8.5 | |
0.8 | 3.1 | SSE | 8.6 | |
0.8 | 3.6 | SE | 8.8 | |
0.9 | 3.6 | SSE | 8.9 | |
1.7 | 3.9 | S | 8.7 | |
1.1 | 2.9 | SSE | 8.8 | |
0.5 | 3.7 | SE | 9.0 | |
0.6 | 3.7 | ESE | 9.0 | |
0.9 | 4.4 | SE | 8.7 | |
2.7 | 3.3 | S | 8.6 | |
2.0 | 3.5 | SSE | 8.9 | |
1.8 | 4 | SSE | 9.0 | |
3.2 | 4 | S | 9.0 | |
2.5 | 4 | S | 9.1 | |
2.6 | 4.1 | SSE | 9.2 | |
1.5 | 4.3 | SE | 9.6 | |
1.6 | 3.6 | SSE | 9.9 | |
2.8 | 3.7 | S | 10.0 | |
3.4 | 3.6 | S | 9.8 | |
2.6 | 3.6 | S | 9.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.