
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM6.49m | 2:34PM6.34m | 2:52AM6.10m | 3:10PM5.90m | 3:29AM5.65m | 3:50PM5.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.89m | 9:30PM1.07m | 9:47AM1.24m | 10:06PM1.45m | 10:25AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 12 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 13 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
8 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 80 | 109 | 99 | 98 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 244 | 244 | 163 | 163 | 78 | 124 | 78 | 227 | 163 | 365 | 366 | 207 | 178 | 207 | 196 | 207 | 220 | 207 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 329 |
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