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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 155 of 296 observations
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, Sep 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.