Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 3 | W 8 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 173 | 412 | 502 | 232 | 143 | 105 | 49 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM6.51m | 00:31AM6.59m | 12:48PM6.85m | 1:06AM6.86m | 1:23PM7.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.47m | 7:37AM0.37m | 7:56PM0.23m | 8:12AM0.22m | 8:31PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | — | — | 6 | 49 | 103 | 98 | 74 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 173 | 412 | 502 | 232 | 143 | 105 | 49 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 304 | 366 | 366 | 402 | 355 | 355 | 163 | 244 | 247 | 409 | 380 | 366 | 402 | 415 | 406 | 226 | 168 | 163 | 638 | 163 | 738 | 536 |
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