Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 13 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)45666141467777-455644422211918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15129664422221025651069600010977
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
W
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
4.51
7:33AM
4.62
8:11PM
4.78
8:39AM
4.98
9:05PM
5.26
9:27AM
5.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
2.51
2:22PM
2.37
3:09AM
2.20
3:41PM
1.91
4:10AM
1.65
4:32PM
1.35
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----6:11-------6:09-------6:07---
Sunset------5:57-------5:59--------6:00
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C6533589876668998865469109
Feels °C (?)11-2-202343222311-12-2-3-3-1233
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