Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (18 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.77m | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 43 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 73 | 68 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 741 | 219 | 496 | 436 | 414 | 436 | 878 | 894 | 33 | 183 | 414 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 416 | 436 | 520 | 436 |
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