Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Feb 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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.1
W
0.6
WSW
0.1
W
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)55555455511612333455654445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)867757321939493433225374825611401224624303850
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
25
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
5.26
7:51PM
5.25
8:26AM
5.46
8:59PM
5.60
9:27AM
5.84
9:53PM
6.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.88
3:17AM
1.76
3:54PM
1.47
4:24AM
1.23
4:51PM
0.96
5:15AM
0.70
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise6:45-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:32-------5:35-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22-------2--------------
Temp. °C9101010101099968988888891010988
Feels °C (?)23456346604433210-1144321
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