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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 7 | SSE 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:47PM5.53m | 9:17AM5.52m | 9:36PM5.72m | 10:02AM5.74m | 10:20PM5.92m | 10:43AM5.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM1.75m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:17PM1.61m | 4:45AM1.35m | 5:08PM1.43m | 5:30AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SSW 2 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 246 | 400 | 243 | 319 | 326 | 326 | 479 | 503 | 470 | 367 | 479 | 479 | 454 | 453 |
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