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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
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About Folkstone wave buoy

Folkstone (CCO station 69) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 51.0625°N, 1.1279°E. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Folkstone wave buoy daily averages Oct 2024 last observation shown Oct 2024
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
1 3 SE 15.2
1 4 SE 15.2
2 4 S 15.2
2 3 S 15.1
1 3 SSE 15.2
1 4 SE 15.1
2 3 S 14.9
2 3 SSE 15.1
1 3 SSE 15.2
1 4 S 15.2
2 4 SSE 15.2
4 4 S 15.2
3 4 S 15.2
1 4 SSE 15.2
1 3 SSE 15.0
2 3 SSE 14.8
2 3 ESE 14.9
2 3 SE 14.8
1 4 SSE 14.8
2 3 SSE 15.1
1 4 SE 15.5
1 5 ESE 15.6
3 4 SSE 15.6
4 4 S 15.8
3 3 S 15.6
4 4 SSE 15.5
2 3 SSE 15.9
1 3 ESE 16.0
2 4 E 16.1
2 4 ESE 16.0
2 3 S 16.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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