Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2019
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Oct 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone recorded 227 wave buoy observations across 10 of 31 days in October 2019, providing 32% coverage. Average wave height was 2.3 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 6.4 ft, and average wave period was 5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 11 seconds. Water temperature averaged 14.5°C, with a range of 13.1–15.6°C; no wind observations were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 226 of 227 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 3,714 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.3ft
- 0.5ft above average
- Historical average 1.8ft
- Wave Period
- 5s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 5.5s
- Water Temperature
- 14.5°C
- 1.1°C below average
- Historical average 15.6°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, Oct 1, 2019
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.