Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 3:10PM5.90m | 3:29AM5.65m | 3:50PM5.42m | 4:12AM5.19m | 4:39PM4.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM1.45m | 10:25AM1.61m | 10:47PM1.81m | 11:12AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 80 | 96 | 85 | 147 | 172 | 165 | 194 | 178 | 128 | 159 | 220 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 219 | 219 | 206 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 347 | 379 | 379 | 146 | 146 | 82 | 40 |
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