
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 9 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06AM6.10m | 3:27PM6.24m | 3:49AM6.00m | 4:11PM6.12m | 4:37AM5.87m | 5:02PM5.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.96m | 10:38PM0.96m | 10:53AM1.09m | 11:18PM1.07m | 11:35AM1.24m | 00:01AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | 9:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 6 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 4 |
7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | SW 5 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | SW 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 9 | N 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 366 | 366 | 480 | 441 | 429 | 417 | 417 | 279 | 417 | 417 | 480 | 480 | 429 | 407 | 434 | 434 | 328 | 328 | 480 | 480 | 472 | 404 | 404 |
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