
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 74 | 87 | 191 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 91 | 78 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 209 | 535 | 716 | 545 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM4.81m | 8:47PM4.94m | 9:11AM5.25m | 9:37PM5.43m | 9:56AM5.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM2.27m | 2:51PM2.09m | 3:25AM1.98m | 3:59PM1.67m | 4:25AM1.53m | 4:51PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 6 | — |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
69 | 74 | 87 | 191 | 436 | 169 | 123 | 80 | 45 | 77 | 91 | 78 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 209 | 535 | 716 | 545 | 11 | 289 | 148 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 303 | 206 | 54 | 397 | 360 | 398 | 467 | 157 | 415 | 415 | 228 | 419 | 226 | 304 | 525 | 303 | 339 | 196 | 369 | 304 | 730 | 922 | 671 |
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