F3 wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2024
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Sep 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn September 2024, F3 recorded 717 observations across 31 observed days, compared with 30 calendar days; the period was not partial. Average wave height was 2.2 ft (range 0.3–9.5 ft), wave period 5.7 seconds (4–8), wind 19.2 mph (1.2–42.6), and water temperature 18.2°C (16.9–19.2). Historical data for one September, based on 720 observations, recorded average wave height of 1.3 ft, wave period of 5.8 seconds, and water temperature of 18.8°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 Septembers
Historical baseline from 720 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.2ft
- 0.9ft above average
- Historical average 1.3ft
- Wave Period
- 5.7s
- 0.1s below average
- Historical average 5.8s
- Water Temperature
- 18.2°C
- 0.6°C below average
- Historical average 18.8°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 Sun, Sep 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.