Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2025
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Jan 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone’s wave buoy recorded 1,242 observations across all 31 days of January 2025. Average wave height was 2.1 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 9.6 ft, while wave periods averaged 3.8 seconds and water temperature averaged 8.3°C, ranging from 6.4 to 10°C; wind data was unavailable. Across 11 historical Januarys, average wave height was 2.4 ft, wave period 5.2 seconds and water temperature 8.3°C.
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 Januarys
Historical baseline from 8,450 observations across 11 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.1ft
- 0.3ft below average
- Historical average 2.4ft
- Wave Period
- 3.8s
- 1.4s below average
- Historical average 5.2s
- Water Temperature
- 8.3°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 8.3°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, Jan 1, 2025
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.