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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 9 | S 3 | |
78 | 69 | 46 | 36 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:13AM6.29m | 11:30PM6.47m | 11:50AM6.50m | 00:06AM6.62m | 12:25PM6.61m | 00:41AM6.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.79m | 6:40AM0.60m | 6:57PM0.68m | 7:13AM0.56m | 7:29PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 22 | — | 9 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | S 3 |
78 | 69 | 46 | 36 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 324 | 270 | 270 | 253 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 347 | 320 | 413 | 320 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 320 | 434 | 328 | 328 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 520 | 520 |
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