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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 GMTForecast 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:40PM 5.17 | 8:17AM 5.33 | 8:46PM 5.55 | 9:14AM 5.73 | 9:36PM 6.00 | 10:00AM 6.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:22PM 1.93 | 3:02AM 1.69 | 3:36PM 1.53 | 4:05AM 1.20 | 4:30PM 1.07 | 4:53AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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