Folkestone Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Folkestone 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.2° 

Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
9
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
33
35
28
11
0
165
189
0
0
0
0
21
13
6
5
1
2
15
14
0
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06AM6.86m
1:23PM7.08m
1:41AM7.01m
1:59PM7.16m
2:18AM7.01m
2:37PM7.09m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.22m
8:31PM0.13m
8:47AM0.21m
9:07PM0.17m
9:22AM0.34m
9:43PM0.36m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
20
20
19
18
15
14
13
16
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
12
15
15
15
16
15
11
10
10
11
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
13
14
14
13
14
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