Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | W 6 | S 3 | W 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 27 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM5.28m | 8:16AM5.25m | 8:54PM5.45m | 9:28AM5.60m | 9:58PM5.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM1.97m | 2:47AM1.88m | 3:34PM1.80m | 4:16AM1.54m | 4:49PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 6 | — | S 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | 53 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 76 | 41 | 27 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 241 | 241 | 291 | 406 | 364 | 305 | 374 | 364 | 167 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 361 | 416 | 251 | 361 | 883 | 865 | 499 | 499 |
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