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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 154 | 195 | 105 | 69 | 83 | 69 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 4.64 | 7:01PM 4.64 | 7:49AM 4.67 | 8:28PM 4.89 | 9:00AM 5.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:25AM 2.24 | 1:00PM 2.30 | 1:46AM 2.31 | 2:29PM 2.24 | 3:15AM 2.06 | 3:50PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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