Folkstone wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2024 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.8 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
15 °C
14.4 — 16.3 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 2.8 | SE | 15.2 | |
| 0.6 | 3.6 | SE | 15.2 | |
| 1.8 | 3.6 | S | 15.2 | |
| 2.3 | 3 | S | 15.1 | |
| 0.7 | 3 | SSE | 15.2 | |
| 0.8 | 4.3 | SE | 15.1 | |
| 2.0 | 3.2 | S | 14.9 | |
| 2.3 | 3 | SSE | 15.1 | |
| 1.4 | 3.2 | SSE | 15.2 | |
| 1.3 | 3.5 | S | 15.2 | |
| 1.6 | 3.5 | SSE | 15.2 | |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | S | 15.2 | |
| 2.5 | 3.6 | S | 15.2 | |
| 1.1 | 3.5 | SSE | 15.2 | |
| 1.3 | 3.1 | SSE | 15.0 | |
| 2.0 | 3.3 | SSE | 14.8 | |
| 1.5 | 3.1 | ESE | 14.9 | |
| 2.1 | 3 | SE | 14.8 | |
| 1.1 | 3.5 | SSE | 14.8 | |
| 2.2 | 3 | SSE | 15.1 | |
| 1.1 | 4.4 | SE | 15.5 | |
| 1.2 | 5.1 | ESE | 15.6 | |
| 2.7 | 3.9 | SSE | 15.6 | |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | S | 15.8 | |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | S | 15.6 | |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | SSE | 15.5 | |
| 1.7 | 3 | SSE | 15.9 | |
| 0.9 | 3.1 | ESE | 16.0 | |
| 2.3 | 3.6 | E | 16.1 | |
| 1.5 | 3.7 | ESE | 16.0 | |
| 1.8 | 3.4 | S | 16.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.