Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 112 | 156 | 300 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM6.11m | 11:56PM6.23m | 12:14PM6.51m | 00:31AM6.59m | 12:48PM6.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:02AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.47m | 7:37AM0.37m | 7:56PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 126 | 177 | 169 | 96 | 41 | 64 | 112 | 156 | 300 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 461 | 470 | 347 | 431 | 303 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 366 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 163 | 163 | 409 | 444 | 469 | 436 | 815 | 415 |
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