Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 6.1 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
8 °C
5.9 — 9.9 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | SE | 6.2 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 6.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSE | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 8 | SE | 6.9 | |
| 3 | 9 | S | 7.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 6.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 7.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 8.3 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 8.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 9 | E | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 8 | E | 10.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 10.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.