F3 wave buoy daily averages for May 2024
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for May 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2024, F3 recorded 733 observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day period. Average wave height was 1.2 ft, wave period 5.7 seconds, wind speed 13.7 mph and water temperature 12.5°C; wave heights ranged from 0.3 to 5.9 ft.
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 Mays
Historical baseline from 744 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 1.2ft
- 0.8ft below average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 5.7s
- 0.1s below average
- Historical average 5.8s
- Water Temperature
- 12.5°C
- 0.7°C above average
- Historical average 11.8°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 Wed, May 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.