
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 68 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:08AM6.95m | 1:25PM6.96m | 1:43AM6.78m | 2:00PM6.71m | 2:17AM6.49m | 2:34PM6.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.37m | 8:27PM0.42m | 8:42AM0.60m | 8:58PM0.72m | 9:13AM0.89m | 9:30PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
59 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 68 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 437 | 472 | 522 | 522 | 175 | 168 | 105 | 107 | 78 | 131 | 131 | 163 | 163 | 167 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 163 | 131 | 124 | 168 |
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