Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | SW 5 | NNE 4 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
106 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:13PM5.38m | 5:43AM5.02m | 6:15PM4.94m | 6:56AM4.70m | 7:36PM4.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM1.80m | 12:10PM2.02m | 00:41AM2.17m | 1:07PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
106 | 59 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 12 | — | 2 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 470 | 329 | 33 | 131 | 346 | 366 | 480 | 470 | 380 | 387 | 270 | 272 | 320 | 270 | 455 | 470 | 270 | 179 |
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