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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2021

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Feb 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

Folkestone recorded 672 wave buoy observations across all 28 days of February 2021. Average wave height was 2.6 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 8.1 ft, while wave periods averaged 3.8 seconds and water temperatures averaged 6.9°C; wind readings were 0 mph throughout. Across seven historical February periods, average wave height was 2.7 ft, wave period 6.5 seconds and water temperature 7.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 8.1ft

Average Wave period

3.8secs
Observed range: 3 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

6.9°C
Observed range: 3.5 — 8.9°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 4,649 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
2.6ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 2.7ft
Wave Period
3.8s
2.7s below average
Historical average 6.5s
Water Temperature
6.9°C
0.6°C below average
Historical average 7.5°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.

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.

Folkestone wave buoy daily averages Feb 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
15ESE7.3
34S7.5
24S7.9
23SSE8.1
13SSE8.3
13ESE8.5
35E8.3
34E7.9
44E7.2
34E6.3
33ESE6.0
44E5.6
44SE5.2
65SSE4.9
44S5.5
34S5.5
44S5.9
44S6.4
44S6.3
44S6.6
23SSE6.8
13SSE6.9
23S7.1
34S7.8
14SSE7.7
14SE7.6
14SE7.5
23ESE7.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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