
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | NE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 4 | — | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29AM6.47m | 1:47PM6.69m | 2:05AM6.57m | 2:24PM6.76m | 2:43AM6.58m | 3:02PM6.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.51m | 8:59PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.50m | 9:34PM0.48m | 9:49AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 47 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 480 | 387 | 482 | 480 | 499 | 499 | 442 | 499 | 523 | 478 | 499 | 478 | 478 | 439 | 386 | 378 | 378 | 270 | 347 | 378 | 386 | 386 | 366 |
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