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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | |
14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 76 | 92 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 24 | 36 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:13PM7.27m | 00:34AM7.38m | 12:57PM7.30m | 1:19AM7.31m | 1:43PM7.15m | 2:05AM7.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.14m | 7:47AM-0.03m | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:34AM0.06m | 8:58PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | W 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 76 | 92 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 24 | 36 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 261 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 305 | 305 | 366 | 436 | 416 | 416 | 251 | 243 | 636 | 636 | 740 | 691 | 787 | 741 | 305 | 161 | 161 | 526 | 436 |
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