Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2023
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Aug 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2023, the Folkestone wave buoy recorded 1,481 observations across 32 observed days, exceeding the 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.5 ft (range 0.4–6.8 ft) and average wave period 3.3 seconds (2–6 seconds); water temperature averaged 18.7°C (17.7–20.5°C). Wind observations were unavailable, while nine years of same-month data recorded the same average wave height and water temperature, with a longer average wave period of 4.2 seconds.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 6,670 observations across 9 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 1.5ft
- Wave Period
- 3.3s
- 0.9s below average
- Historical average 4.2s
- Water Temperature
- 18.7°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 18.7°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 Tue, Aug 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.