Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 85 | 73 | 57 | 36 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM6.95m | 1:25PM6.96m | 1:43AM6.78m | 2:00PM6.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.21m | 8:10AM0.37m | 8:27PM0.42m | 8:42AM0.60m | 8:58PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 104 | 85 | 73 | 57 | 36 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 243 | 387 | 161 | 161 | 436 | 436 | 537 | 497 | 173 | 167 | 183 | 106 | 77 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 161 | 77 |
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