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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | SW 2 | N 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 5 | — | W 10 | ENE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:00PM6.10m | 11:21AM6.13m | 11:39PM6.23m | 11:59AM6.25m | 00:16AM6.29m | 12:35PM6.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.26m | 6:11AM1.07m | 6:29PM1.12m | 6:48AM0.97m | 7:06PM1.02m | 7:24AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | W 11 | — |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 22 | 70 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 381 | 365 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 405 | 387 | 374 | 206 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 405 | 405 | 167 | 167 | 93 | 93 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
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