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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 31 | 25 | 41 | 73 | 115 | 138 | 137 | 100 | 90 | 93 | 75 | 80 | 119 | 110 | 85 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:21AM 7.23 | 2:44PM 6.94 | 3:07AM 6.77 | 3:32PM 6.43 | 3:58AM 6.18 | 4:27PM 5.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:32AM 0.25 | 9:54PM 0.51 | 10:20AM 0.69 | 10:44PM 0.93 | 11:12AM 1.18 | 11:42PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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