Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM5.42m | 11:01AM5.67m | 11:19PM5.83m | 11:38AM6.11m | 11:56PM6.23m | 12:14PM6.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM1.46m | 6:07PM1.26m | 6:25AM1.02m | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:02AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | — | ENE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 380 | 397 | 401 | 475 | 500 | 442 | 513 | 675 | 675 | 343 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 260 | 303 | 326 | 175 | 326 | 369 | 405 | 369 | 416 | 247 |
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