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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | NE 3 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 11 | SW 3 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:39PM6.23m | 11:59AM6.25m | 00:16AM6.29m | 12:35PM6.30m | 00:52AM6.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM1.12m | 6:48AM0.97m | 7:06PM1.02m | 7:24AM0.93m | 7:42PM0.98m | 8:00AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | N 8 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 11 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 167 | 219 | 206 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 436 | 227 | 206 | 167 | 167 | 93 | 129 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 251 | 165 | 165 | 251 | 290 | 167 | 436 |
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