Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 126 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM5.91m | 4:03AM5.56m | 4:25PM5.38m | 4:49AM5.05m | 5:19PM4.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:34PM1.42m | 10:49AM1.63m | 11:12PM1.85m | 11:33AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 83 | 156 | 86 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 23 | 33 | 45 | 41 | 73 | 126 | 131 | 71 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 521 | 521 | 499 | 495 | 374 | 219 | 206 | 436 | 520 | 520 | 518 | 436 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 436 | 436 | 520 | 495 | 161 |
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