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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 12 Jul 2025 BSTForecast 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sun 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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| Energy (?) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 110 | 107 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 6.47 | 1:21AM 6.46 | 1:42PM 6.63 | 2:02AM 6.55 | 2:23PM 6.71 | 2:44AM 6.55 | 3:06PM 6.69 | 3:29AM 6.45 | 3:52PM 6.56 | 4:19AM 6.27 | 4:43PM 6.34 | 5:13AM 6.02 | 5:41PM 6.08 | 6:16AM 5.79 | 6:47PM 5.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 0.67 | 8:36AM 0.56 | 8:59PM 0.54 | 9:16AM 0.52 | 9:39PM 0.49 | 9:56AM 0.57 | 10:19PM 0.54 | 10:37AM 0.70 | 11:01PM 0.67 | 11:20AM 0.91 | 11:46PM 0.88 | 12:07PM 1.16 | 12:37AM 1.12 | 1:01PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sun 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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