
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:03PM7.01m | 2:26AM6.78m | 2:48PM6.84m | 3:13AM6.51m | 3:34PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:37AM0.22m | 10:01PM0.21m | 10:18AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
12 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 684 | 916 | 914 | 1261 | 577 | 467 | 476 | 470 | 470 | 418 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 347 | 442 | 470 | 470 | 478 | 470 | 139 |
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