Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Jul 2022 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.6 — 3.1 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2.7 — 5.7 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
18 °C
16.5 — 20 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 3.3 | S | 19.4 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | SSE | 19.2 | |
| 1.1 | 3.4 | E | 19.0 | |
| 1.6 | 3.1 | E | 18.9 | |
| 1.3 | 3 | ESE | 18.9 | |
| 1.2 | 3.6 | SSE | 18.8 | |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | SSW | 19.3 | |
| 1.4 | 2.7 | S | 20.0 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | SSE | 19.4 | |
| 1.7 | 3 | E | 19.1 | |
| 1.2 | 3.1 | SE | 19.5 | |
| 1.8 | 3 | S | 19.7 | |
| 0.7 | 3 | SE | 19.4 | |
| 3.1 | 5.7 | ESE | 18.6 | |
| 0.8 | 3.1 | ESE | 19.1 | |
| 0.9 | 3 | ESE | 18.9 | |
| 1.1 | 2.8 | SSE | 18.7 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | ESE | 18.5 | |
| 0.6 | 2.8 | ESE | 18.7 | |
| 1.1 | 4.3 | ESE | 18.7 | |
| 0.6 | 3.5 | E | 18.3 | |
| 0.8 | 3.3 | ESE | 17.7 | |
| 0.8 | 3 | ESE | 17.3 | |
| 1.0 | 3.4 | SSE | 17.4 | |
| 1.1 | 3.5 | SE | 17.1 | |
| 1.0 | 3.1 | S | 17.2 | |
| 1.0 | 3.2 | S | 17.1 | |
| 1.4 | 3.2 | S | 17.0 | |
| 1.6 | 3 | SSW | 16.7 | |
| 1.5 | 3 | S | 16.6 | |
| 2.3 | 3 | S | 16.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.