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Folkestone wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2026

Daily averages from the Folkestone wave buoy for Jul 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Average Wave Height

1.3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 3.4ft

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 5secs

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

19.8°C
Observed range: 18.1 — 21.5°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 11,080 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
1.3ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
3.4s
0.4s below average
Historical average 3.8s
Water Temperature
19.8°C
1.9°C above average
Historical average 17.9°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 Jul 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13S18.4
24S18.6
14SSE18.4
23S18.7
23S19.0
23S19.3
13S19.5
13SSE19.4
13E19.5
13E19.4
13E19.4
24E19.3
23E19.8
24E20.1
24E20.4
14E20.5
13E20.7
13ESE20.7
14E20.4
14E20.3
14E20.2
14E20.2
14ESE20.3
13S20.7
13SSE20.9
23S20.8
24S20.8
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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