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Surf Break: Folkestone

Folkestone on the South Coast is a sheltered beach and reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. The water quality here is rather suspect.

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Overall Folkestone Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Folkestone:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Folkestone Wear Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Camber Sands	20 mi
Third closest break	Ramsgate	21 mi
Fourth closest break	Ramsgate (The Wall)	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Broadstairs	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Folkestone:
Closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	27 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	70 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	139 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	156 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	162 mi
Tide stations nearest to Folkestone:
Closest tide station	Dover, England	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Dover, England	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Sheerness, England	32 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sheerness, England	32 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newhaven, England	53 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Folkestone:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	231 mi
Second closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	276 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	285 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	289 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	290 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Folkestone:
Closest city location	Folkestone (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Hawkinge (United Kingdom)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Hythe (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lyminge (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dover (United Kingdom)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Folkestone is Lydd Airport (LYX) in U.k., 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Folkestone is Manston Airport (MSE) in England, 32 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Calais Dunkerque Airport (CQF) in France, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Southend Airport (SEN) in England is 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Folkestone and is 70 km (43 miles) away.