Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2016
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Jun 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone’s June 2016 wave buoy recorded 720 observations across 31 observed days, with average wave height of 1.5 ft and period of 5 seconds; water temperature averaged 14.8°C. Wave heights ranged from 0.4 to 4.7 ft, periods from 2 to 13 seconds, and water temperatures from 13.4 to 17.4°C; wind data were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 714 of 720 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Junes
Historical baseline from 1,386 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- 0.2ft above average
- Historical average 1.3ft
- Wave Period
- 5s
- 0.2s above average
- Historical average 4.8s
- Water Temperature
- 14.8°C
- 0.5°C below average
- Historical average 15.3°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Folkestone. 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, Jun 1, 2016
About Folkestone wave buoy
Folkestone is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station in about 13 metres of water off the Kent coast. Deployed in July 2003, it measures waves approaching the eastern English Channel close to Folkestone and the Dover Strait. Observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power; a separate shore station supplies weather data.