Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | N 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:59AM6.00m | 00:17AM6.08m | 12:36PM6.28m | 00:53AM6.30m | 1:12PM6.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM1.01m | 7:27AM0.82m | 7:47PM0.73m | 8:03AM0.62m | 8:23PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 479 | 521 | 521 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 521 | 521 | 538 | 526 | 526 | 477 | 470 | 470 | 878 | 2026 | 2002 | 533 |
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