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Folkstone wave buoy monthly averages for 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 26 ft

Average Wave period

5 secs
2 — 25 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

13 °C
7 — 20.9 °C
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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.

Folkstone wave buoy monthly averages 2016 last observation shown Dec 2016
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 6 SSE 9.3
2 6 SE 12.0
2 5 ESE 15.8
2 5 SSE 19.1
2 5 SSE 18.5
2 4 S 17.2
2 5 SSE 14.8
1 5 SE 12.3
2 5 SE 9.9
2 6 SE 7.8
3 7 SSE 8.2
3 6 SSE 9.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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