Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2023
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Nov 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone’s wave buoy recorded 1,403 observations across all 30 days of November 2023. Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 13.7 ft, while wave periods averaged 4.1 seconds; water temperature averaged 13.1°C, ranging from 10.2°C to 15.8°C. Over the previous 10 Novembers, average wave height was 2.3 ft, wave period 5 seconds and water temperature 12.6°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 1,402 of 1,403 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 1,402 of 1,403 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Novembers
Historical baseline from 7,096 observations across 10 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.5ft
- 0.2ft above average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 4.1s
- 0.9s below average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 13.1°C
- 0.5°C above average
- Historical average 12.6°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 Wed, Nov 1, 2023
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.