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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | |
14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 63 | 89 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:50AM6.42m | 2:07PM6.30m | 2:25AM6.17m | 2:43PM6.03m | 3:01AM5.85m | 3:21PM5.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.03m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.28m | 10:05AM1.41m | 10:27PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 63 | 89 | 60 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 517 | 517 | 521 | 519 | 471 | 533 | 471 | 533 | 501 | 691 | 539 | 502 | 398 | 398 | 367 | 82 | 82 | 291 | 291 | 685 | 633 | 588 | 332 |
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