Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:30AM5.50m | 9:02PM5.71m | 9:38AM5.78m | 10:06PM6.03m | 10:36AM6.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.45m | 4:58PM1.36m | 5:30AM1.00m | 5:58PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 526 | 538 | 920 | 816 | 435 | 498 | 481 | 386 | 473 | 498 | 427 | 499 | 398 | 291 | 291 | 207 | 291 | 538 | 752 | 441 | 433 |
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