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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2018

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Feb 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Folkestone recorded 672 wave buoy observations across all 28 days of February 2018. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and period 5.9 seconds, while water temperature averaged 6.8°C; wave heights ranged from 0.4 to 9.1 ft and water temperatures from 4.7 to 8°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 9.1ft

Average Wave period

5.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 667 of 672 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

6.8°C
Observed range: 4.7 — 8°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 2,612 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
2.4ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 2.7ft
Wave Period
5.9s
0.4s below average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
6.8°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 7.6°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.

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.

Folkestone wave buoy daily averages Feb 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
26SSE7.9
16SE7.7
16ESE7.5
26E7.5
36E7.5
25E7.4
17ESE7.3
27SSE7.0
36S6.8
36SSE6.6
36S6.8
26S6.6
66S6.5
56S6.5
35S6.8
18SSE6.8
18SE6.7
15SSE6.8
24SSE7.0
18SE7.1
14ESE7.1
25E7.0
46E7.0
46E6.8
45E6.4
36E5.8
25E5.3
45ESE4.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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