F3 wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2024
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Oct 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysF3 wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of October 2024, with 744 readings. Average wave height was 1.8 ft, period 5.8 seconds, wind speed 17.1 mph and water temperature 16.1°C; wave height ranged from 0.3 to 6.9 ft, and water temperature from 15.5 to 17.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Water temperature
Average Wind
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 742 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 1.8ft
- 0.6ft below average
- Historical average 2.4ft
- Wave Period
- 5.8s
- 0.2s below average
- Historical average 6s
- Water Temperature
- 16.1°C
- 1.1°C below average
- Historical average 17.2°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for F3. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, Oct 1, 2024
About F3 wave buoy
F3 Light Vessel (WMO 62170) is a UK Met Office station in the southern North Sea, east of the Dover Strait. It provides offshore observations for shipping and forecasts in the waters between southeast England, Belgium and the Netherlands. The available feed can include wind, pressure, temperature and wave observations.