Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:40AM6.94m | 2:03PM7.01m | 2:26AM6.78m | 2:48PM6.84m | 3:13AM6.51m | 3:34PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.06m | 9:19PM0.02m | 9:37AM0.22m | 10:01PM0.21m | 10:18AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 917 | 915 | 1262 | 531 | 531 | 464 | 471 | 471 | 855 | 471 | 471 | 379 | 404 | 519 | 519 | 471 | 471 | 588 | 471 | 342 |
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