Surf Forecasts:
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 133 | 0 | 81 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | 4:49AM5.48m | 5:13PM5.38m | 5:43AM5.02m | 6:15PM4.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | 11:14PM1.36m | 11:28AM1.62m | 11:52PM1.80m | 12:10PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 73 | 133 | 96 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 21 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 327 | 243 | 129 | 77 | 668 | 668 | 241 | 167 | 436 | 365 | 305 | 591 | 366 | 366 | 195 | 32 | 329 | 270 | 216 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
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