F3 wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2025
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Jan 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysF3 wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of January 2025, with 744 observations. Average wave height was 2.5 ft, wave period 9.1 seconds, wind speed 19.5 mph and water temperature 9.2°C; recorded ranges were 0.7–10.8 ft, 5–26 seconds, 1.2–54.1 mph and 8.1–10.4°C respectively. One comparable month had averages of 3.4 ft for wave height, 6 seconds for wave period and 9.5°C for water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 736 of 744 observations
Average Water temperature
Average Wind
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 739 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.5ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 3.4ft
- Wave Period
- 9.1s
- 3.1s above average
- Historical average 6s
- Water Temperature
- 9.2°C
- 0.3°C below average
- Historical average 9.5°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, Jan 1, 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.