Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | W 12 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM6.34m | 2:52AM6.10m | 3:10PM5.90m | 3:29AM5.65m | 3:50PM5.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.89m | 9:30PM1.07m | 9:47AM1.24m | 10:06PM1.45m | 10:25AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | WSW 14 | SW 5 | W 14 | W 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 65 | 102 | 95 | 80 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 163 | 163 | 78 | 124 | 163 | 291 | 163 | 365 | 366 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 207 | 247 | 207 | 194 | 329 | 329 | 329 |
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