Surf Forecasts:
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 | W 8 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 173 | 412 | 502 | 232 | 143 | 105 | 49 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM6.51m | 00:31AM6.59m | 12:48PM6.85m | 1:06AM6.86m | 1:23PM7.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.64m | 7:21PM0.47m | 7:37AM0.37m | 7:56PM0.23m | 8:12AM0.22m | 8:31PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 49 | 103 | 98 | 74 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 173 | 412 | 502 | 232 | 143 | 105 | 49 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 304 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 370 | 403 | 370 | 356 | 161 | 161 | 246 | 458 | 385 | 777 | 535 | 414 | 405 | 224 | 224 | 251 | 251 | 266 |
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