Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 940 | 789 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 862 | 954 | 727 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM5.76m | 10:18PM5.98m | 10:35AM6.30m | 10:57PM6.50m | 11:14AM6.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM1.53m | 4:51PM1.18m | 5:13AM1.05m | 5:36PM0.70m | 5:56AM0.63m | 6:17PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 222 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 716 | 940 | 789 | 34 | 136 | 189 | 184 | 121 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 251 | 862 | 954 | 727 | 199 | 58 | 73 | 77 | 71 | 38 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 366 | 79 | 305 | 356 | 879 | 644 | 644 | 563 | 369 | 327 | 717 | 883 | 883 | 883 | 867 | 852 | 852 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 405 | 224 |
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