Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
11.9° C
(Which is 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 Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.1
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)5445665566766677766771035
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29173741472749116168231111252212774421225103
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
5.24
5:09AM
5.37
5:51PM
5.28
6:24AM
5.51
7:03PM
5.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.66
11:34PM
1.75
12:09PM
1.64
12:38AM
1.72
1:15PM
1.49
1:47AM
1.55
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset--3:53-------3:52-------3:52-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-----------1-
Temp. °C111212121112121111111087656456557109
Feels °C (?)66556753323321-10-2121112-1
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