Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:03AM6.96m | 2:23PM7.05m | 2:44AM6.74m | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.11m | 9:30PM0.11m | 9:45AM0.40m | 10:06PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | N 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 272 | 270 | 270 | 536 | 738 | 738 | 498 | 500 | 556 | 556 | 668 | 560 | 668 | 522 | 437 | 437 | 330 | 415 | 501 | 436 | 778 | 778 | 0 |
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