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Folkestone surf Forecast / South Coast / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 BST
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Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.8 °C max: 11.1 °C min: 8.1 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.8 °C max: 11.1 °C min: 8.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.1
W
0.2
S
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.5
ESE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.5
S
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.1
W
0.2
NNE
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
W
0.5
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)438323345567666664233337442777777776448888773338633334834443
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)621111517511293204403121625128911100000001112222111111311100010236211610744
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
6.73
2:07PM
6.64
2:25AM
6.56
2:45PM
6.42
3:05AM
6.28
3:28PM
6.10
3:52AM
5.91
4:20PM
5.73
4:50AM
5.52
5:25PM
5.40
6:06AM
5.26
6:48PM
5.30
7:32AM
5.33
8:09PM
5.55
8:45AM
5.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.67
9:12PM
0.83
9:31AM
0.90
9:51PM
1.08
10:13AM
1.18
10:36PM
1.37
11:01AM
1.47
11:30PM
1.62
12:00PM
1.71
12:36AM
1.77
1:12PM
1.81
1:54AM
1.72
2:32PM
1.69
3:13AM
1.42
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-5:35-------5:33-------5:31-------5:28-------5:26-------5:24-------5:24-------5:22--
Sunset-----8:10-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19-------8:21------
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Rain (mm)
2----361--------------------------------1111-----1---1------
Temp. °C89101111111111111091097999991011121212111011131212111111111214141313111010111213121211111214141414131212121212
Feels °C (?)4789778642-20013444457988867107888991011111011854711121011991112121211101010101010

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