
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:16PM7.22m | 1:36AM7.05m | 1:53PM7.10m | 2:12AM6.84m | 2:30PM6.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:25PM-0.04m | 8:40AM0.16m | 8:58PM0.20m | 9:12AM0.43m | 9:29PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | N 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 3 |
11 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 437 | 415 | 253 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 328 | 320 | 272 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 536 | 527 | 522 | 522 | 365 |
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