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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 88 | 155 | 231 | 255 | 281 | 275 | 339 | 593 | 561 | 222 | 75 | 53 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 5.48 | 9:12AM 5.65 | 9:36PM 5.70 | 9:53AM 5.84 | 10:15PM 5.91 | 10:32AM 6.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 1.68 | 3:52AM 1.73 | 4:17PM 1.49 | 4:39AM 1.50 | 5:00PM 1.28 | 5:20AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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