Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2025
Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Mar 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn March 2025, Folkestone recorded 1,483 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days. Average wave height was 1.1 ft and period 3.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.7°C; wind data was unavailable.
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 Marchs
Historical baseline from 7,846 observations across 10 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.1ft
- 0.9ft below average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 3.3s
- 1.8s below average
- Historical average 5.1s
- Water Temperature
- 8.7°C
- 0.3°C above average
- Historical average 8.4°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 Sat, Mar 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.