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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (14 Jan)--
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
NE
0.1
W
0.6
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)4441034555566676455545161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1102740363262156247239322123593545473714155519
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
S
25
S
40
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
50
SSW
35
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
5.04
8:17PM
5.02
8:40AM
5.18
9:08PM
5.24
9:29AM
5.41
9:54PM
5.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
2.15
3:06AM
2.19
3:45PM
1.95
4:13AM
1.91
4:40PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.55
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------
Sunset--4:15-------4:15-------4:17-----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1--2432----------2
Temp. °C56799108998991067888998887
Feels °C (?)234532333-100-1-22112344444
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