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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 GMTForecast 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 91 | 145 | 223 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 7.51 | 1:20PM 7.32 | 1:40AM 7.31 | 2:02PM 7.00 | 2:24AM 6.89 | 2:48PM 6.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM -0.12 | 8:24PM 0.13 | 8:46AM 0.19 | 9:05PM 0.48 | 9:29AM 0.64 | 9:50PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
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