Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM6.16m | 2:46PM6.30m | 3:06AM6.10m | 3:27PM6.24m | 3:49AM6.00m | 4:11PM6.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.88m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:14AM0.96m | 10:38PM0.96m | 10:53AM1.09m | 11:18PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 496 | 496 | 495 | 521 | 521 | 497 | 497 | 366 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 440 | 440 | 427 | 427 | 415 | 270 | 268 | 319 | 319 | 479 | 427 | 423 | 462 |
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