
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | E 3 | E 3 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 5 | W 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | W 6 | W 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM5.21m | 8:46PM5.36m | 9:16AM5.59m | 9:46PM5.78m | 10:09AM6.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM1.66m | 3:59AM1.53m | 4:31PM1.20m | 4:58AM1.08m | 5:23PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | E 3 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 30 | 56 | 97 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 364 | 364 | 429 | 434 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 715 | 852 | 852 | 852 | 524 | 501 | 432 | 341 | 139 | 139 | 179 | 193 |
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