Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43AM5.02m | 6:15PM4.94m | 6:56AM4.70m | 7:36PM4.72m | 8:18AM4.65m | 8:52PM4.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM1.80m | 12:10PM2.02m | 00:41AM2.17m | 1:07PM2.35m | 1:55AM2.40m | 2:47PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | — | 4 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 40 | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 329 | 163 | 193 | 522 | 470 | 470 | 386 | 270 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 453 | 470 | 270 | 139 | 87 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 244 | 453 | 206 | 193 |
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