Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (18 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 19 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 102 | 0 | 0 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
7 | 25 | 19 | 69 | 43 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 102 | 66 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 436 | 778 | 31 | 185 | 168 | 0 | 247 | 280 | 167 | 522 | 232 | 207 | 394 | 409 | 366 | 371 | 415 | 415 | 365 | 185 |
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