Surf Forecasts:
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 98 | 44 | 15 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | 4:49AM5.48m | 5:13PM5.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.77m | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | 11:14PM1.36m | 11:28AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 42 | 97 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 98 | 44 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 375 | 436 | 778 | 778 | 520 | 522 | 168 | 366 | 366 | 247 | 247 | 501 | 207 | 207 | 436 | 415 | 304 | 415 | 415 | 415 | 365 | 185 |
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