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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 6.69 | 2:17AM 6.63 | 2:34PM 6.41 | 2:51AM 6.29 | 3:08PM 6.05 | 3:26AM 5.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.46 | 8:57PM 0.62 | 9:13AM 0.73 | 9:27PM 0.90 | 9:44AM 1.07 | 10:00PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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