Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM7.09m | 2:58AM6.85m | 3:18PM6.84m | 3:41AM6.52m | 4:03PM6.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.34m | 9:43PM0.36m | 9:59AM0.59m | 10:22PM0.66m | 10:39AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 47 | 60 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 363 | 449 | 441 | 247 | 247 | 365 | 437 | 437 | 438 | 541 | 437 | 437 | 366 | 355 | 163 | 398 | 449 | 541 | 304 | 304 |
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