F3 wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2025
Daily averages from the F3 wave buoy for Aug 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2025, F3 recorded 744 observations across 32 observed days, covering 103% of the 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.9 ft, wave period 6.3 seconds, wind speed 16.7 mph and water temperature 19.3°C; ranges were 0.7–4.9 ft, 4–15 seconds, 1.2–41.4 mph and 18.6–20.4°C respectively. Across two historical same-month periods, average wave height was 1.5 ft, wave period 5.6 seconds and water temperature 18.4°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 743 of 744 observations
Average Water temperature
Average Wind
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 1,488 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.9ft
- 0.4ft above average
- Historical average 1.5ft
- Wave Period
- 6.3s
- 0.7s above average
- Historical average 5.6s
- Water Temperature
- 19.3°C
- 0.9°C above average
- Historical average 18.4°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 Fri, Aug 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.