Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2018
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Jan 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone’s wave buoy recorded 744 observations across all 31 days of January 2018. Average wave height was 2.6 ft and period 7.1 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.1°C; wind figures were unavailable. Four other January records comprised 2,617 observations, with average wave height of 2.8 ft, period of 6.1 seconds and water temperature of 8.3°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 734 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 2,617 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.6ft
- 0.2ft below average
- Historical average 2.8ft
- Wave Period
- 7.1s
- 1s above average
- Historical average 6.1s
- Water Temperature
- 8.1°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 8.3°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 Mon, Jan 1, 2018
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.