
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 3 | NE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:12AM5.19m | 4:39PM4.95m | 5:11AM4.79m | 5:53PM4.59m | 6:44AM4.60m | 7:36PM4.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM1.96m | 11:39PM2.13m | 12:12PM2.22m | 00:45AM2.31m | 1:27PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | W 15 | — | NE 6 | W 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 86 | 31 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 39 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
192 | 157 | 113 | 107 | 111 | 75 | 61 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 380 | 193 | 193 | 81 | 215 | 215 | 147 | 81 | 317 | 369 | 211 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 247 | 194 | 207 | 168 | 175 | 418 | 244 | 397 |
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