Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 70 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM5.88m | 4:49AM5.48m | 5:13PM5.38m | 5:43AM5.02m | 6:15PM4.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM1.20m | 11:14PM1.36m | 11:28AM1.62m | 11:52PM1.80m | 12:10PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
17 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 70 | 102 | 92 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 78 | 522 | 655 | 168 | 437 | 436 | 366 | 415 | 593 | 593 | 337 | 329 | 94 | 329 | 279 | 366 | 383 | 270 | 380 | 341 |
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