Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2017
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Nov 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy observations covered all 30 days of November 2017, with 718 readings. Average wave height was 1.6 ft and average period 5.6 seconds, while water temperature averaged 12.3°C; wind fields were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 709 of 718 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 2,814 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.6ft
- 0.6ft below average
- Historical average 2.2ft
- Wave Period
- 5.6s
- 0.3s below average
- Historical average 5.9s
- Water Temperature
- 12.3°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 12.5°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, Nov 1, 2017
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.