Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 5.7 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
6 °C
4 — 7.9 °C
About Folkstone wave buoy
Folkstone (CCO station 69) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.0625°N, 1.1279°E. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | S | 7.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSE | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 7.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 7.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 12 | SE | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSE | 6.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 6.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | S | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | E | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | E | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | E | 6.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | E | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSE | 6.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 11 | SE | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 6.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSE | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 4.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSE | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 4.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | E | 4.3 | |
| 5 | 6 | E | 4.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.