Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 01 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
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 (?)
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)56665555555444444414141313133
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9916023310441455152554528141275341444334
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
5.84
9:53PM
6.06
10:18AM
6.25
10:40PM
6.49
11:02AM
6.60
11:22PM
6.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.96
5:15AM
0.70
5:36PM
0.52
5:58AM
0.28
6:16PM
0.23
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise6:41-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:36-------5:37-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C8899109888101313131211111112111110999
Feels °C (?)0-112321114899999911987566
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