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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s 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 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | |
156 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 216 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 216 | 162 | 141 | 122 | 131 | 109 | 62 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:10PM5.92m | 10:34AM6.00m | 10:52PM6.23m | 11:13AM6.29m | 11:30PM6.47m | 11:50AM6.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.28m | 5:23AM0.96m | 5:44PM1.00m | 6:04AM0.73m | 6:22PM0.79m | 6:40AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | — | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 156 | 236 | 282 | 237 | 216 | 258 | 292 | 315 | 268 | 216 | 162 | 141 | 122 | 131 | 109 | 62 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 421 | 446 | 386 | 386 | 381 | 496 | 496 | 510 | 363 | 494 | 496 | 497 | 501 | 427 | 363 | 370 | 319 | 274 | 268 | 268 | 281 | 243 | 305 |
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