Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | ENE 2 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 107 | 106 | 143 | 119 | 111 | 131 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:27PM5.79m | 4:00AM5.58m | 4:41PM5.33m | 5:21AM5.28m | 6:09PM5.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM1.44m | 11:19AM1.51m | 11:54PM1.72m | 12:34PM1.64m | 1:12AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | 4:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 124 | 124 | 118 | 138 | 172 | 167 | 106 | 151 | 184 | 143 | 107 | 106 | 143 | 119 | 111 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 347 | 268 | 268 | 270 | 466 | 403 | 509 | 473 | 502 | 192 | 192 | 470 | 192 | 192 | 502 | 509 | 386 | 279 | 427 | 379 | 388 |
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