Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 80 | 152 | 144 | 83 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM6.31m | 4:58AM5.98m | 5:25PM5.98m | 6:00AM5.66m | 6:32PM5.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM1.01m | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:48AM1.31m | 00:17AM1.33m | 12:41PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | N 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 80 | 152 | 144 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 973 | 706 | 521 | 436 | 494 | 364 | 436 | 342 | 347 | 471 | 391 | 207 | 181 | 181 | 194 | 194 | 261 | 327 | 327 | 291 |
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