Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | W 12 | E 4 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM7.26m | 1:18AM7.04m | 1:40PM6.89m | 2:04AM6.60m | 2:29PM6.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.27m | 8:29AM0.48m | 8:54PM0.62m | 9:19AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | SSE 3 | — | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 268 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 193 | 193 | 216 | 206 | 268 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
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