Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2013 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 8.1 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 14 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
11 °C
8.7 — 13.9 °C
About Folkstone wave buoy
Folkstone (CCO station 69) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.0625°N, 1.1279°E. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | SE | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 9.3 | |
| 2 | 7 | E | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 10.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | ESE | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 10.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 11.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 11.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 11.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | ESE | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 12.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 12.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 12.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 12.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 12.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 13.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 13.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 13.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSE | 13.6 | |
| 4 | 7 | S | 13.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.