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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
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 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | |
66 | 106 | 69 | 52 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:05AM7.05m | 2:30PM6.84m | 2:54AM6.64m | 3:20PM6.43m | 3:48AM6.14m | 4:16PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.30m | 9:47PM0.45m | 10:12AM0.63m | 10:38PM0.76m | 11:04AM1.01m | 11:33PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 106 | 69 | 52 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 224 | 405 | 591 | 361 | 161 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 129 | 129 | 268 | 165 | 165 | 193 | 193 | 243 | 243 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 136 | 165 |
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