Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 62 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM7.16m | 2:18AM7.01m | 2:37PM7.09m | 2:58AM6.85m | 3:18PM6.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.34m | 9:43PM0.36m | 9:59AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
54 | 62 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 415 | 365 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 163 | 363 | 324 | 428 | 247 | 412 | 247 | 437 | 437 | 691 | 541 | 437 | 437 |
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