
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 67 | 117 | 206 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127 | 135 | 64 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36PM4.59m | 8:14AM4.81m | 8:47PM4.94m | 9:11AM5.25m | 9:37PM5.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM2.29m | 2:06AM2.27m | 2:51PM2.09m | 3:25AM1.98m | 3:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
38 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
17 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 67 | 117 | 206 | 196 | 110 | 75 | 70 | 52 | 1127 | 135 | 64 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 347 | 163 | 193 | 193 | 355 | 397 | 397 | 355 | 398 | 562 | 644 | 415 | 406 | 228 | 226 | 304 | 634 | 303 |
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