
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 10 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:57PM7.34m | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | 1:55AM7.26m | 2:14PM7.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:03PM-0.05m | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 4 |
8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | NNE 5 | W 12 | W 11 | NNE 6 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 78 | 178 | 194 | 194 | 270 | 270 | 346 | 279 | 276 | 244 | 247 | 876 | 540 | 440 | 481 | 406 | 329 | 540 | 163 | 253 | 78 | 78 |
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