Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.6
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)335877777344455556444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6212222228199326951468686000321020
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
N
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
SE
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
7.22
1:01PM
7.46
1:22AM
7.43
1:41PM
7.58
2:02AM
7.41
2:22PM
7.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
-0.08
7:49AM
-0.10
8:10PM
-0.28
8:28AM
-0.17
8:49PM
-0.27
9:07AM
-0.05
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:19
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11----1-
Temp. °C161514141617181717161717171818171715131316181716
Feels °C (?)13131314151516141412131311131313121078101098
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Folkestone (calm at Folkestone 4 km from Folkestone). 0.3m 5s windswell from the SW with a 0.3m 3s local chop from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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