Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.4 — 4.6 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
19 °C
17.8 — 20.7 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | S | 17.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 18.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 18.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 18.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 18.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 18.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 18.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 19.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | ESE | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 19.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 19.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 19.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 19.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 19.7 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSE | 19.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 19.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 19.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 19.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 19.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 19.6 | |
| 1 | 10 | SE | 19.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 19.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 19.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 19.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 19.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 19.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 19.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.