Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2020
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Nov 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy data covered all 30 days of November 2020, with 701 observations. Average wave height was 2.3 ft (range 0.4–6.8 ft) and period 3.6 seconds (2–6 seconds); average water temperature was 12.7°C (10.8–14.3°C), while recorded wind speed was 0 mph throughout. Across seven comparable Novembers, average wave height was also 2.3 ft, with a longer average wave period of 5.7 seconds and water temperature of 12.3°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 502 of 701 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 4,971 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.3ft
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 3.6s
- 2.1s below average
- Historical average 5.7s
- Water Temperature
- 12.7°C
- 0.4°C above average
- Historical average 12.3°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, Nov 1, 2020
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.