Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM6.18m | 2:08PM6.31m | 2:26AM6.16m | 2:46PM6.30m | 3:06AM6.10m | 3:27PM6.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.85m | 9:21PM0.85m | 9:37AM0.88m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:14AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 336 | 268 | 250 | 181 | 192 | 192 | 194 | 194 | 364 | 385 | 369 | 495 | 558 | 497 | 497 | 440 | 365 | 365 | 319 | 440 | 440 | 427 | 404 |
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