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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SW
0.5
S
0.3
SW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
2.5
S
3
SW
Period(s) (?)444454455644663455545568
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2014164335293289115331154359302439117147478891
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
50
S
75
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
5.04
7:18PM
4.91
7:45AM
5.04
8:17PM
5.02
8:40AM
5.18
9:08PM
5.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
2.13
1:03PM
2.11
1:36AM
2.27
2:27PM
2.15
3:06AM
2.19
3:45PM
1.95
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset----4:13-------4:15-------4:15---
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-1243---1---1--2421-
Temp. °C1010101010910765667999988889108
Feels °C (?)56554352213236523110-11-1-8
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