Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2020 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 9.7 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.2 — 8.9 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 5.8 | S | 8.4 | |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | S | 8.2 | |
| 2.0 | 5.7 | SSE | 8.3 | |
| 2.1 | 8.5 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 2.6 | 6.3 | S | 8.7 | |
| 4.1 | 5.6 | S | 8.7 | |
| 4.2 | 7.3 | S | 8.7 | |
| 4.4 | 5.8 | S | 8.7 | |
| 3.4 | 5.4 | S | 8.4 | |
| 4.2 | 5.8 | S | 8.7 | |
| 2.4 | 6.1 | S | 8.5 | |
| 3.4 | 5.5 | S | 8.5 | |
| 4.3 | 6.5 | S | 8.5 | |
| 6.1 | 7.2 | S | 8.6 | |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | S | 8.4 | |
| 2.4 | 7.1 | S | 8.1 | |
| 4.6 | 7.7 | S | 8.0 | |
| 2.6 | 6.3 | S | 7.9 | |
| 3.9 | 8.5 | S | 8.3 | |
| 4.9 | 9.1 | SSE | 8.5 | |
| 7.4 | 7.8 | S | 8.5 | |
| 2.8 | 4.7 | S | 8.1 | |
| 2.7 | 4.1 | SE | 8.3 | |
| 0.7 | 6.1 | ESE | 8.5 | |
| 1.0 | 6.4 | ESE | 8.5 | |
| 1.9 | 8.3 | S | 8.6 | |
| 2.2 | 7.9 | S | 8.7 | |
| 2.8 | 5.6 | S | 8.7 | |
| 2.9 | 5 | S | 8.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.