F3 wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2024
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Nov 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn November 2024, F3 recorded 635 observations across 27 of 30 days (90% coverage). Average wave height was 2.6 ft, with periods averaging 6 seconds, wind 19.1 mph and water temperature 14.1°C; wave heights ranged from 0.3 to 8.9 ft, and water temperatures from 9 to 15.8°C. Compared with one historical November, the average wave height was 3.3 ft, while average wave period and water temperature were 5.9 seconds and 14.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Water temperature
Average Wind
Available for 634 of 635 observations
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 719 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.6ft
- 0.7ft below average
- Historical average 3.3ft
- Wave Period
- 6s
- 0.1s above average
- Historical average 5.9s
- Water Temperature
- 14.1°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 14.1°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 Fri, Nov 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.