Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2017
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Sep 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy observations for September 2017 covered 720 readings across 31 observed days. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 7.5 ft, while the average period was 5.3 seconds, ranging from 2 to 17 seconds. Water temperature averaged 17.4°C, and no wind figures were supplied.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 709 of 720 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 2,157 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 1.4ft
- Wave Period
- 5.3s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 17.4°C
- 0.6°C below average
- Historical average 18°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 Fri, Sep 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.