
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 140 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 4:03AM5.56m | 4:25PM5.38m | 4:49AM5.05m | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:57AM4.62m | 6:46PM4.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.42m | 10:49AM1.63m | 11:12PM1.85m | 11:33AM2.03m | 00:03AM2.22m | 12:34PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 4 | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 140 | 114 | 68 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 437 | 418 | 437 | 522 | 522 | 519 | 437 | 437 | 418 | 418 | 437 | 522 | 436 | 481 | 228 | 168 | 105 | 105 | 163 | 365 | 325 | 179 | 147 |
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