Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 8 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
10 °C
8.5 — 11.8 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | 5.5 | SE | 9.4 | |
| 2.0 | 4.3 | S | 9.3 | |
| 1.9 | 3.8 | SSE | 9.4 | |
| 1.3 | 7.7 | SSE | 9.4 | |
| 1.3 | 8.6 | SSE | 9.5 | |
| 3.6 | 5.9 | S | 9.5 | |
| 1.5 | 9.9 | SSE | 9.7 | |
| 3.2 | 6 | S | 9.7 | |
| 2.3 | 8.4 | S | 9.8 | |
| 2.6 | 8.4 | SSE | 9.9 | |
| 5.0 | 5.6 | S | 10.0 | |
| 4.0 | 6 | S | 9.7 | |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | S | 9.3 | |
| 3.3 | 4.8 | S | 9.0 | |
| 1.2 | 6 | SSE | 9.0 | |
| 2.8 | 4.8 | S | 9.1 | |
| 4.1 | 6.3 | S | 9.4 | |
| 3.7 | 8.6 | SSE | 9.6 | |
| 2.9 | 8.5 | SSE | 9.9 | |
| 4.6 | 6.4 | S | 9.5 | |
| 2.4 | 5.5 | S | 9.8 | |
| 5.0 | 6.6 | SSE | 10.0 | |
| 2.9 | 9.7 | SSE | 10.2 | |
| 4.3 | 6 | S | 10.2 | |
| 2.1 | 4.9 | S | 10.3 | |
| 4.4 | 6.3 | S | 10.3 | |
| 1.8 | 9 | SSE | 10.5 | |
| 1.4 | 5.8 | SSE | 10.7 | |
| 0.8 | 5.2 | ESE | 10.9 | |
| 1.1 | 6.2 | E | 11.4 | |
| 2.7 | 5.7 | E | 11.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.