
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 3:24AM6.06m | 3:44PM5.91m | 4:03AM5.56m | 4:25PM5.38m | 4:49AM5.05m | 5:19PM4.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:34PM1.42m | 10:49AM1.63m | 11:12PM1.85m | 11:33AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
7 | 21 | 83 | 151 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 35 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 96 | 100 | 96 | 66 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 437 | 368 | 522 | 522 | 501 | 375 | 375 | 437 | 304 | 440 | 522 | 522 | 519 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 418 | 437 | 522 | 522 | 436 | 163 |
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