
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). 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 (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | N 5 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 2 | SW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM6.86m | 2:43AM6.64m | 3:07PM6.59m | 3:34AM6.27m | 3:59PM6.25m | 4:30AM5.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.25m | 9:59AM0.44m | 10:24PM0.46m | 10:45AM0.74m | 11:12PM0.75m | 11:32AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | — | N 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 167 | 247 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 418 | 320 | 320 | 431 | 350 | 244 | 168 | 175 | 185 | 365 | 435 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 380 | 404 | 712 |
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