Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast 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
14.4° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
0.1
W
1.1
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)444445444499888445512510109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14221716221012711211131025588930222
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
5.09
7:03PM
5.04
7:29AM
5.25
8:02PM
5.28
8:22AM
5.52
8:48PM
5.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.80
1:53AM
1.94
2:30PM
1.66
2:58AM
1.74
3:27PM
1.43
3:49AM
1.48
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset--4:08-------4:07-------4:06-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C1515151515141313131414131313121212111099987
Feels °C (?)1212131212111112131414111111886432231-2
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