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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | - | - |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 13 | WSW 3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:45AM6.69m | 11:04PM6.94m | 11:29AM7.06m | 11:49PM7.25m | 12:13PM7.27m | 00:34AM7.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.61m | 5:48PM0.62m | 6:12AM0.26m | 6:36PM0.32m | 7:00AM0.04m | 7:23PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | 8:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 6 | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | SW 4 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 14 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 5 | — | — | W 2 | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 494 | 494 | 471 | 471 | 88 | 140 | 82 | 39 | 39 | 82 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 181 | 194 | 194 | 304 | 327 | 241 | 367 |
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