Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 12 | W 11 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14PM5.42m | 10:33AM5.73m | 10:53PM5.93m | 11:10AM6.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM1.47m | 5:34PM1.18m | 5:52AM0.97m | 6:13PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | NE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 18 | W 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 193 | 193 | 261 | 261 | 181 | 194 | 207 | 216 | 216 | 218 | 246 | 176 | 165 | 161 | 167 | 167 | 195 |
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