Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM6.09m | 10:51PM6.30m | 11:14AM6.56m | 11:37PM6.70m | 11:57AM6.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.73m | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:31PM0.26m | 6:51AM0.20m | 7:12PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NNE 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | 46 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 167 | 167 | 82 | 181 | 149 | 194 | 231 | 173 | 305 | 319 | 436 | 416 | 290 | 167 | 93 | 93 | 173 | 161 | 161 | 243 |
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