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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2022

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Feb 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 671 observations across all 28 days of February 2022. Average wave height was 3 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 9.3 ft, while the average wave period was 3.7 seconds and water temperature was 7.9°C. Wind speed was recorded as 0 mph throughout; across eight historical Februaries, average wave height was 2.7 ft, wave period 6.1 seconds and water temperature 7.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

3ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 9.3ft

Average Wave period

3.7secs
Observed range: 3 — 5secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

7.9°C
Observed range: 7.1 — 8.7°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 5,321 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
3ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 2.7ft
Wave Period
3.7s
2.4s below average
Historical average 6.1s
Water Temperature
7.9°C
0.4°C above 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 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24S7.3
24S7.3
23S7.4
34S7.5
34S7.3
44SSE7.6
24S7.5
23S7.6
23S7.7
13S7.5
14S7.4
44S7.4
54S7.6
34S7.8
34S7.7
44S8.1
34S8.2
64S8.2
44S8.0
54S8.1
34SSE8.5
34S8.4
23S8.5
34S8.6
24S8.4
23SSE8.4
44SSE8.2
34S8.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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