
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 25). 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 (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 2 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 67 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM4.98m | 9:19PM5.11m | 9:48AM5.14m | 10:11PM5.29m | 10:36AM5.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM2.26m | 4:22AM2.08m | 4:55PM2.04m | 5:23AM1.79m | 5:48PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | SW 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 2 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 15 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 669 | 691 | 778 | 757 | 497 | 560 | 560 | 563 | 501 | 637 | 938 | 415 | 354 | 178 | 365 | 366 | 196 | 341 | 326 | 260 | 232 |
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