Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (19 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:43AM6.64m | 3:07PM6.59m | 3:34AM6.27m | 3:59PM6.25m | 4:30AM5.88m | 4:56PM5.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.44m | 10:24PM0.46m | 10:45AM0.74m | 11:12PM0.75m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | N 5 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 243 | 243 | 327 | 319 | 319 | 436 | 243 | 167 | 173 | 167 | 227 | 319 | 364 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 379 | 477 | 691 | 691 | 526 |
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