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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2019

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Sep 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

In September 2019, the Folkestone wave buoy recorded 296 observations across 15 of 30 days, with average wave height of 3.3 ft and period of 18.5 seconds; water temperature averaged 18.1°C. Wave heights ranged from 0.7 to 36.8 ft, periods from 2 to 29 seconds, and no wind observations were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

3.3ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 36.8ft

Available for 155 of 296 observations

Average Wave period

18.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 29secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

18.1°C
Observed range: 17.2 — 21.3°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 3,585 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.3ft
1.8ft above average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
18.5s
13.5s above average
Historical average 5s
Water Temperature
18.1°C
0.3°C above average
Historical average 17.8°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.

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.

Folkestone wave buoy daily averages Sep 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15S19.3
24S19.0
24S18.9
25S18.7
26SSE18.5
24SSW18.4
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127SSW18.3
326WSW18.0
-28NW17.8
1127NE17.6
-25NNE17.5
-26N17.4
-25ENE17.4
2427ENE17.4
-28N17.5
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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