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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:13AM5.23m | 8:40PM5.54m | 9:10AM5.70m | 9:32PM6.02m | 9:59AM6.21m | 10:19PM6.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.76m | 3:29AM1.46m | 3:59PM1.42m | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:56PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 17 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NW 2 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NE 2 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 16 | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 39 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 464 | 361 | 181 | 367 | 327 | 855 | 879 | 503 | 854 | 499 | 499 | 364 | 364 | 176 | 40 | 52 | 471 | 129 | 165 |
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