Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Oct 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.7 — 4 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2.8 — 4 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
15.9 — 16.7 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 3.3 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 2.2 | 3.1 | S | 16.3 | |
| 1.5 | 3 | SSE | 16.4 | |
| 2.1 | 3.3 | S | 16.3 | |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | S | 16.3 | |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | S | 16.1 | |
| 2.5 | 3.5 | S | 16.2 | |
| 4.0 | 3.9 | S | 16.3 | |
| 3.0 | 3.4 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.2 | 3.3 | S | 16.4 | |
| 3.0 | 3.5 | S | 16.1 | |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | SSE | 16.0 | |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | E | 16.1 | |
| 1.2 | 3.3 | ESE | 16.0 | |
| 2.1 | 3.3 | S | 15.9 | |
| 2.4 | 3.5 | S | 16.0 | |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | S | 16.1 | |
| 1.0 | 3.2 | S | 16.0 | |
| 1.5 | 3.7 | S | 16.0 | |
| 1.3 | 2.8 | SSE | 16.0 | |
| 0.7 | 3.9 | E | 16.2 | |
| 1.1 | 3.5 | SE | 16.2 | |
| 1.9 | 3 | SSE | 16.2 | |
| 1.3 | 3.6 | S | 16.4 | |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | S | 16.3 | |
| 2.0 | 3.3 | S | 16.7 | |
| 3.9 | 4 | S | 16.7 | |
| 3.0 | 3.3 | S | 16.5 | |
| 1.3 | 3.3 | SSE | 16.7 | |
| 1.2 | 3.6 | SSE | 16.7 | |
| 2.5 | 3.7 | S | 16.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.