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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | W 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 65 | 104 | 102 | 119 | 156 | 0 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 51 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:33PM6.50m | 1:50AM6.42m | 2:07PM6.30m | 2:25AM6.17m | 2:43PM6.03m | 3:01AM5.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.72m | 8:34PM0.83m | 8:51AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.03m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 35 | 65 | 104 | 102 | 119 | 156 | 161 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 51 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 498 | 477 | 509 | 305 | 305 | 437 | 517 | 517 | 526 | 521 | 519 | 526 | 535 | 533 | 685 | 691 | 502 | 691 | 772 | 149 | 82 | 40 | 82 |
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