Folkstone wave
buoy daily averages for Feb 2025 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 5.8 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 5 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
8 °C
5.4 — 8.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 3.9 | E | 7.7 | |
| 1.0 | 4.1 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 2.1 | 3.8 | S | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 | 4.1 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 4.2 | 4 | S | 8.1 | |
| 1.8 | 3.2 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 1.7 | 3.5 | SSE | 7.8 | |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | S | 7.8 | |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | S | 7.0 | |
| 2.2 | 3.3 | SSE | 6.1 | |
| 2.0 | 3.1 | ESE | 6.7 | |
| 1.9 | 3.2 | ESE | 6.6 | |
| 2.1 | 3.2 | E | 6.7 | |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | SSE | 6.7 | |
| 2.0 | 3 | SE | 7.1 | |
| 1.2 | 3.9 | E | 7.3 | |
| 0.7 | 4.5 | E | 7.3 | |
| 1.1 | 4.4 | E | 7.3 | |
| 2.1 | 3.8 | E | 7.4 | |
| 1.6 | 3 | ESE | 7.5 | |
| 2.4 | 3.4 | SE | 7.7 | |
| 4.3 | 4 | E | 8.0 | |
| 1.9 | 3.7 | ESE | 8.2 | |
| 1.5 | 4.1 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | S | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 | 3.3 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 1.4 | 3.1 | SSE | 7.9 | |
| 1.3 | 3 | SSE | 7.9 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.