Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | N 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:29PM7.03m | 1:53AM6.93m | 2:17PM6.86m | 2:43AM6.64m | 3:07PM6.59m | 3:34AM6.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.16m | 9:12AM0.22m | 9:37PM0.25m | 9:59AM0.44m | 10:24PM0.46m | 10:45AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 266 | 161 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 347 | 347 | 319 | 436 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 366 | 381 |
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