Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (17 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | N 6 | W 7 | N 6 | N 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM6.74m | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.40m | 10:06PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.77m | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | N 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 51 | 164 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 556 | 552 | 668 | 712 | 741 | 498 | 522 | 527 | 437 | 436 | 914 | 758 | 890 | 695 | 535 | 527 | 437 | 502 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 436 |
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