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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:04PM6.94m | 11:29AM7.06m | 11:49PM7.25m | 12:13PM7.27m | 00:34AM7.38m | 12:57PM7.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.62m | 6:12AM0.26m | 6:36PM0.32m | 7:00AM0.04m | 7:23PM0.14m | 7:47AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | SSW 6 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 5 |
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 2 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 342 | 140 | 82 | 39 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 194 | 194 | 106 | 93 | 194 | 304 | 305 | 367 | 305 | 394 | 365 | 251 | 387 |
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