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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | NNE 5 | W 6 | NNE 5 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | |
0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:32PM6.02m | 9:59AM6.21m | 10:19PM6.51m | 10:45AM6.69m | 11:04PM6.94m | 11:29AM7.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM1.42m | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:23AM0.61m | 5:48PM0.62m | 6:12AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 6 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | W 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 16 | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1270 | 332 | 291 | 291 | 855 | 195 | 176 | 193 | 1079 | 471 | 165 | 165 | 363 | 494 | 494 | 268 | 471 | 88 | 140 | 82 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 146 |
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