
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 3 | W 10 | SE 3 | NE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 61 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 156 | 263 | 112 | 302 | 522 | 465 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM4.79m | 5:53PM4.59m | 6:44AM4.60m | 7:36PM4.59m | 8:14AM4.81m | 8:47PM4.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM2.22m | 00:45AM2.31m | 1:27PM2.29m | 2:06AM2.27m | 2:51PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNE 6 | W 15 | — | W 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 32 | 47 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 61 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 156 | 263 | 112 | 302 | 522 | 465 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 260 | 289 | 276 | 270 | 270 | 244 | 220 | 194 | 329 | 194 | 366 | 347 | 247 | 193 | 303 | 206 | 397 | 421 | 469 | 397 | 390 | 415 |
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