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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
32 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:27PM5.86m | 5:00AM5.58m | 5:36PM5.36m | 6:20AM5.16m | 7:02PM5.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM1.18m | 11:42PM1.36m | 12:14PM1.61m | 00:50AM1.68m | 1:29PM1.88m | 2:12AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 6 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | NE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 548 | 520 | 440 | 378 | 378 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 401 | 347 | 346 | 81 | 215 | 207 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 236 | 207 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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