Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2020
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Feb 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone recorded 696 wave-buoy observations across all 29 days of February 2020. Average wave height was 3.5 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 9.7 ft, while the average wave period was 6.4 seconds and water temperature averaged 8.4°C. Across six historical same-month periods, average wave height was 2.5 ft, wave period 6.4 seconds and water temperature 7.4°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 686 of 696 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Februarys
Historical baseline from 3,953 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.5ft
- 1ft above average
- Historical average 2.5ft
- Wave Period
- 6.4s
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 6.4s
- Water Temperature
- 8.4°C
- 1°C above average
- Historical average 7.4°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 Sat, Feb 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.