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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2022

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Folkestone’s wave buoy recorded 743 observations across all 31 days of October 2022. Average wave height was 2.2 ft, with periods averaging 3.4 seconds; water temperature averaged 16.3°C, while wind readings were 0 mph throughout. Across eight historical October periods, average wave height was 2.0 ft, wave period 4.9 seconds and water temperature 15.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.2ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 7.3ft

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 5secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

16.3°C
Observed range: 15.6 — 17.2°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 4,930 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
2.2ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 2ft
Wave Period
3.4s
1.5s below average
Historical average 4.9s
Water Temperature
16.3°C
0.8°C above average
Historical average 15.5°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 Oct 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
34S16.7
14SSE16.7
13SSE16.7
33S16.5
44S16.7
23S16.7
33S16.3
14S16.4
23SSE16.2
14SE16.2
14E16.2
13SSE16.0
24S16.0
13S16.0
33S16.1
24S16.0
23S15.9
13ESE16.0
34E16.1
23SSE16.0
34S16.1
23S16.4
33S16.4
44S16.3
34S16.2
34S16.1
33S16.3
23S16.3
23SSE16.4
23S16.3
33SSE16.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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