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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.

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Period Summary

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In 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.

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Average Wave Height

1.1ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 3.4ft

Average Wave period

3.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 5secs

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

8.7°C
Observed range: 7.2 — 10.4°C

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.

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.

Folkestone wave buoy daily averages Mar 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13ESE7.6
13ESE7.7
13ESE7.7
14SE7.8
13SE7.9
13SSE8.3
23S8.5
13SE8.6
13ESE8.8
13ESE8.9
14E8.9
14E8.8
14E8.7
14E8.6
24E8.5
24E8.5
23E8.4
23E8.3
13SE8.4
13ESE8.7
13ESE8.7
13SSE9.1
14SE9.3
14ESE9.1
13SSE9.0
13ESE9.1
13SSE9.3
23S9.5
24S9.4
24SSE9.6
13ESE9.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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