Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 BST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.2
WSW
0.5
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)1110101033344444416415141455510102
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222235899111219172410444665001
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
6.41
2:51AM
6.29
3:08PM
6.05
3:26AM
5.88
3:44PM
5.63
4:05AM
5.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.73
9:27PM
0.90
9:44AM
1.07
10:00PM
1.24
10:19AM
1.43
10:38PM
1.61
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:13
Sunset---7:35-------7:37-------7:37----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8910101111989131516151313121315161717171614
Feels °C (?)56756643489121091081012141415161411
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