
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | 1:55AM7.26m | 2:14PM7.26m | 2:35AM7.02m | 2:56PM6.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:40AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 13 | W 12 | NE 6 | W 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | W 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 13 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 9 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 270 | 244 | 853 | 877 | 440 | 573 | 481 | 431 | 304 | 167 | 253 | 163 | 137 | 168 | 244 | 228 | 131 | 168 | 168 | 175 | 163 | 163 |
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