Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:19AM6.97m | 12:38PM7.17m | 00:58AM7.09m | 1:16PM7.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM-0.03m | 7:30AM0.02m | 7:49PM-0.13m | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:25PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 58 | — | 18 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 40 | 129 | 243 | 167 | 436 | 518 | 436 | 436 | 416 | 436 | 435 | 435 | 366 | 366 | 429 | 206 | 38 |
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