Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2025
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Oct 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysFolkestone wave buoy recorded 1,469 observations across all 31 days of October 2025. Average wave height was 2.1 ft, with periods averaging 3.5 seconds, while water temperature averaged 15.6°C. Wind data were unavailable; the 11-year same-month dataset recorded average waves of 2 ft, periods of 4.3 seconds and water temperature of 15.8°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 Octobers
Historical baseline from 8,589 observations across 11 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.1ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 3.5s
- 0.8s below average
- Historical average 4.3s
- Water Temperature
- 15.6°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 15.8°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, Oct 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.