Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 5 | — | SW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM5.69m | 11:38PM5.82m | 11:59AM6.00m | 00:17AM6.08m | 12:36PM6.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM1.44m | 6:31PM1.34m | 6:50AM1.11m | 7:10PM1.01m | 7:27AM0.82m | 7:47PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 5 | — | SW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 268 | 268 | 319 | 270 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 436 | 436 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 436 | 436 | 388 | 436 | 521 | 521 | 878 | 747 | 403 |
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