
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | W 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:21PM7.10m | 00:40AM7.16m | 12:57PM7.34m | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.04m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:03PM-0.05m | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNE 2 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 244 | 244 | 535 | 536 | 365 | 175 | 107 | 163 | 178 | 167 | 194 | 270 | 270 | 208 | 207 | 196 | 244 | 193 | 853 | 260 | 347 | 397 |
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