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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
ESE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141313312127711344334444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43314311234443661015211611101010
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
5.83
10:53AM
5.96
11:13PM
6.14
11:31AM
6.22
11:50PM
6.42
12:08PM
6.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
1.19
6:04PM
0.95
6:25AM
0.87
6:42PM
0.68
7:03AM
0.62
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:50-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset------4:21-------4:22-------4:23-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9999101010119777891010109999999
Feels °C (?)565467896234446543333331
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