F3 wave buoy observations on Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Hourly readings from the F3 wave buoy for Fri, Sep 12, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says24 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 3.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.3–5.6 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 5.8 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5–6 seconds). Typical wind was 27.6 mph (10th–90th percentile 22.2–34.2 mph) and mean water temperature was 18.2°C (10th–90th percentile 18.1–18.3°C). All 120 checked values passed quality control.
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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for F3. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Fri, Sep 12, 2025
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.
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| Wave height (ft) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Observed period(s) | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 5Reported | 6Reported | 5Reported | 5Reported | 6Reported | 5Reported | 5Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported |
| Wave power(kW/m) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind direction | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Wind speed (mph) | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
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