
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM7.04m | 1:40AM6.94m | 2:03PM7.01m | 2:26AM6.78m | 2:48PM6.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.05m | 8:35PM-0.01m | 8:55AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
34 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 585 | 585 | 596 | 244 | 380 | 684 | 684 | 684 | 1261 | 476 | 472 | 463 | 470 | 612 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | ||
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