Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2018
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Oct 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of October 2018, with 742 observations. Average wave height was 1.5 ft and period 5.8 seconds, while water temperature averaged 15.6°C; wind values were not reported. Across four historical same-month years, average wave height was 1.9 ft, period 5.4 seconds and water temperature 15.6°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 728 of 742 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 2,972 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- 0.4ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 5.8s
- 0.4s above average
- Historical average 5.4s
- Water Temperature
- 15.6°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 15.6°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, Oct 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.