
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 6 | SW 4 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:57AM6.94m | 00:19AM6.97m | 12:38PM7.17m | 00:58AM7.09m | 1:16PM7.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM-0.03m | 7:30AM0.02m | 7:49PM-0.13m | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:25PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
24 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 74 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 366 | 163 | 163 | 151 | 131 | 178 | 168 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 418 | 418 | 437 | 435 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 415 | 406 | 40 |
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