
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (01 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:12PM6.52m | 1:29AM6.47m | 1:47PM6.69m | 2:05AM6.57m | 2:24PM6.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.51m | 8:59PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.50m | 9:34PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 22 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 499 | 535 | 521 | 521 | 380 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 482 | 478 | 478 | 523 | 478 | 499 | 478 | 478 | 387 | 380 |
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