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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | |
21 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 102 | 148 | 109 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 86 | 61 | 77 | 79 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:19AM7.31m | 1:43PM7.15m | 2:05AM7.05m | 2:30PM6.84m | 2:54AM6.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:34AM0.06m | 8:58PM0.22m | 9:23AM0.30m | 9:47PM0.45m | 10:12AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | W 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 102 | 148 | 109 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 86 | 61 | 77 | 79 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 165 | 251 | 593 | 735 | 636 | 636 | 612 | 161 | 368 | 368 | 399 | 540 | 436 | 436 | 558 | 325 | 161 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 129 | 136 |
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