Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2020
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Dec 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone recorded 739 wave buoy observations across all 31 days of December 2020. Average wave height was 2.7 ft, with periods averaging 3.9 seconds; water temperature averaged 10.2°C, while recorded wind speed was 0 mph throughout.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 738 of 739 observations
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 5,169 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.7ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 2.6ft
- Wave Period
- 3.9s
- 2.1s below average
- Historical average 6s
- Water Temperature
- 10.2°C
- 0.4°C above average
- Historical average 9.8°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 Tue, Dec 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.