F3 wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2024
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Aug 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2024, F3 recorded 744 observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day calendar month. Average wave height was 1.4 ft, with periods averaging 5.4 seconds, winds 17.4 mph and water temperature 18.8°C; ranges were 0.3–8.5 ft, 4–9 seconds, 1.2–43.7 mph and 18–20.9°C respectively. The same-month historical averages were 1.6 ft for wave height, 5.7 seconds for period and 18°C for water temperature, based on one year and 744 observations.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Water temperature
Average Wind
Available for 743 of 744 observations
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 744 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 1.4ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 1.6ft
- Wave Period
- 5.4s
- 0.3s below average
- Historical average 5.7s
- Water Temperature
- 18.8°C
- 0.8°C above average
- Historical average 18°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 Thu, Aug 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.