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) | 24-01-2026 12:30 |
| Latitude | 51.06274 |
| Longitude | 1.12812 |
| Wave Height (m) | 1.38 |
| Max Wave Height (m) | 2.2 |
| Tpeak (s) | 5.6 |
| Tz (s) | 4 |
| Peak Direction (degrees) | 187 |
| Spread (degrees) | 12 |
| Sea Temp (°C) | 8.6 |
| Energy Period (s) | 4.7 |
| Wave Power (kW/m) | 4.41 |
Latest Met Data
| Latest Met data | |
|---|---|
| Time (GMT) | 24-01-2026 13:20 |
| Air Pressure (mb) | 987.4 |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10.9 |
| Wind Speed (ms-1) | 5.6 |
| Gust Speed (knots) | 20.4 |
| Gust Speed (ms-1) | 10.5 |
| Wind direction (°) | 140 |
| Air Temperature (°C) | 8 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0 |
| Erythemal Radiation (W/m2) | - |
| UV Index | - |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 67.2 |
