Surf Forecasts:
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | — | — | — | N 6 | WSW 3 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM6.74m | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.40m | 10:06PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.77m | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 66 | 45 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 725 | 497 | 537 | 554 | 554 | 558 | 521 | 519 | 238 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 435 | 468 | 1218 | 897 | 183 | 521 | 414 | 365 | 526 | 695 | 674 |
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