Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 94 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM6.72m | 3:23AM6.49m | 3:44PM6.57m | 4:08AM6.28m | 4:30PM6.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.59m | 10:10PM0.59m | 10:25AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.78m | 11:04AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 94 | 152 | 126 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 326 | 385 | 365 | 332 | 379 | 386 | 347 | 194 | 327 | 414 | 327 | 305 | 305 | 391 | 477 | 531 | 759 | 521 | 521 | 499 |
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