Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2019
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Feb 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone’s wave buoy recorded 669 observations across all 28 days of February 2019. Average wave height was 1.9 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 7.2 ft, while the average wave period was 7.6 seconds, ranging from 3 to 20 seconds. Average water temperature was 7.2°C; wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 653 of 669 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Februarys
Historical baseline from 3,284 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.9ft
- 0.7ft below average
- Historical average 2.6ft
- Wave Period
- 7.6s
- 1.4s above average
- Historical average 6.2s
- Water Temperature
- 7.2°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 7.4°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 Fri, Feb 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.