
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 92 | 66 | 50 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM6.72m | 00:03AM6.86m | 12:29PM6.93m | 00:52AM6.97m | 1:16PM7.04m | 1:40AM6.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.42m | 7:25AM0.20m | 7:49PM0.13m | 8:11AM0.05m | 8:35PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | 9:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
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) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
65 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 67 | 92 | 66 | 50 | 41 | 59 | 55 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 380 | 434 | 523 | 454 | 442 | 404 | 404 | 499 | 499 | 779 | 208 | 193 | 208 | 250 | 475 | 527 | 446 | 456 | 193 | 124 | 178 | 404 | 343 |
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