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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 18 | 74 | 170 | 148 | 96 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 85 | 160 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:54PM 6.86 | 1:10AM 6.96 | 1:28PM 6.84 | 1:44AM 6.86 | 2:01PM 6.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42AM 0.18 | 7:57PM 0.31 | 8:13AM 0.27 | 8:27PM 0.42 | 8:43AM 0.46 | 8:57PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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