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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2018

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

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In July 2018, the Folkestone wave buoy recorded 736 observations across 32 observed days. Average wave height was 1.2 ft and period 4.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 18.6°C; wind observations were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

1.2ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 6ft

Average Wave period

4.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 12secs

Available for 734 of 736 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

18.6°C
Observed range: 16.9 — 21.7°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 2,920 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
1.2ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
4.4s
0.1s below average
Historical average 4.5s
Water Temperature
18.6°C
0.9°C above average
Historical average 17.7°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.

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 Jul 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15E17.3
14E17.5
26E17.4
15E17.5
14SSE17.9
14S18.2
16ESE18.5
15E18.2
15ESE18.1
16E18.0
16E18.0
15E18.1
14E18.2
14ESE18.5
15ESE19.0
14SSE19.2
23SSW19.1
14SSE19.1
14ESE19.0
14ESE18.9
14SE19.0
13S19.3
13S19.3
13S19.6
14SE19.6
15ESE19.7
14SE19.8
34SSW19.8
45S18.4
25S18.0
25S18.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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