
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | — | W 5 | N 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | NNE 5 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59AM6.00m | 00:17AM6.08m | 12:36PM6.28m | 00:53AM6.30m | 1:12PM6.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM1.11m | 7:10PM1.01m | 7:27AM0.82m | 7:47PM0.73m | 8:03AM0.62m | 8:23PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 437 | 437 | 522 | 668 | 522 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 522 | 522 | 527 | 527 | 480 | 366 | 326 | 475 | 560 | 741 | 2004 | 497 |
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