Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2018
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Dec 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy recorded 738 observations across all 31 days of December 2018. Average wave height was 2.6 ft and period 5.9 seconds, with ranges of 0.4–9.9 ft and 2–20 seconds; water temperature averaged 10.3°C, ranging from 6.9–11.9°C. Across five comparable Decembers, average wave height and period were also 2.6 ft and 5.9 seconds, while average water temperature was 9.7°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 725 of 738 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 3,692 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.6ft
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 2.6ft
- Wave Period
- 5.9s
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 5.9s
- Water Temperature
- 10.3°C
- 0.6°C above average
- Historical average 9.7°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 Sat, Dec 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.