Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | W 10 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM7.43m | 00:34AM7.31m | 12:55PM7.26m | 1:18AM7.04m | 1:40PM6.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.09m | 7:22PM0.03m | 7:43AM0.22m | 8:06PM0.27m | 8:29AM0.48m | 8:54PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 124 | 131 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 270 | 270 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
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