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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 5 | 36 | 160 | 578 | 773 | 437 | 244 | 186 | 181 | 159 | 158 | 118 | 75 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 143 | 177 | 341 | 293 | 135 | 58 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 7.23 | 11:18PM 7.20 | 11:40AM 7.26 | 12:04AM 7.17 | 12:26PM 7.11 | 12:50AM 6.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:08PM 0.05 | 6:32AM 0.14 | 6:56PM 0.03 | 7:20AM 0.14 | 7:43PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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