Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | N 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM5.68m | 7:13AM5.46m | 7:49PM5.57m | 8:30AM5.50m | 9:02PM5.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.60m | 1:57PM1.83m | 2:50AM1.69m | 3:36PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 261 | 327 | 327 | 234 | 291 | 291 | 685 | 521 | 501 | 477 | 477 | 370 | 305 | 498 | 519 | 477 | 706 | 695 | 787 | 437 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Folkestone surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest