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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | ENE 2 | E 3 | W 10 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:41AM6.67m | 12:59PM6.61m | 1:16AM6.60m | 1:33PM6.50m | 1:50AM6.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.65m | 7:46AM0.60m | 8:01PM0.70m | 8:18AM0.72m | 8:34PM0.83m | 8:51AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — |
 kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 437 | 436 | 436 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 540 | 540 | 501 | 477 | 432 | 437 | 342 | 327 | 473 | 427 | 427 | 497 | 497 | 501 | 502 | 517 | 517 |
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