Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (27 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:19PM5.83m | 11:38AM6.11m | 11:56PM6.23m | 12:14PM6.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM1.26m | 6:25AM1.02m | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:02AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
5 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
— | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 82 | 133 | 275 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 484 | 513 | 559 | 671 | 712 | 541 | 480 | 480 | 193 | 303 | 326 | 369 | 303 | 304 | 355 | 398 | 405 | 226 |
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