National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes
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Note that these are real-time data and are not quality-controlled. Long-range graphs are plotted from a randomised subsample of half-hourly data.
Folkestone
Latest Wave Data
| Latest Wave Data | |
|---|---|
| Time (GMT) | 11-05-2026 13:00 |
| Latitude | 51.06256 |
| Longitude | 1.12734 |
| Wave Height (m) | 0.21 |
| Max Wave Height (m) | 0.31 |
| Tpeak (s) | 5.6 |
| Tz (s) | 3.7 |
| Peak Direction (degrees) | 96 |
| Spread (degrees) | 20 |
| Sea Temp (°C) | 13.1 |
| Energy Period (s) | 4.4 |
| Wave Power (kW/m) | 0.1 |
Latest Met Data
| Latest Met data | |
|---|---|
| Time (GMT) | 11-05-2026 13:50 |
| Air Pressure (mb) | 1002 |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8.7 |
| Wind Speed (ms-1) | 4.5 |
| Gust Speed (knots) | 20.8 |
| Gust Speed (ms-1) | 10.7 |
| Wind direction (°) | 340 |
| Air Temperature (°C) | 8.6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0 |
| Erythemal Radiation (W/m2) | - |
| UV Index | - |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 72.9 |
