Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2019
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Jun 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn June 2019, Folkestone’s wave buoy recorded daily average wave heights of 1.5 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 7.5 ft, and wave periods averaging 4.4 seconds, ranging from 2 to 15 seconds. Water temperature averaged 15.3°C, with observations from 13.9 to 18.3°C; wind data was unavailable. The dataset covered 31 observed days against 30 calendar days and was not marked as partial.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 716 of 720 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Junes
Historical baseline from 3,546 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 1.4ft
- Wave Period
- 4.4s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 4.9s
- Water Temperature
- 15.3°C
- 0.1°C below average
- Historical average 15.4°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 Sat, Jun 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.