Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 183 | 105 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM5.70m | 8:27AM5.75m | 8:52PM6.00m | 9:23AM6.11m | 9:47PM6.36m | 10:16AM6.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM1.61m | 2:35AM1.38m | 3:07PM1.49m | 3:44AM1.17m | 4:17PM1.25m | 4:50AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 |
36 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 102 | 183 | 105 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 42 | 71 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 522 | 185 | 168 | 168 | 437 | 437 | 593 | 885 | 695 | 868 | 536 | 437 | 437 | 519 | 520 | 520 | 522 | 168 | 168 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 399 |
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