Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40PM6.89m | 2:04AM6.60m | 2:29PM6.37m | 2:56AM6.08m | 3:27PM5.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.62m | 9:19AM0.83m | 9:46PM1.04m | 10:15AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | ENE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 252 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 193 | 193 | 176 | 176 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 347 | 347 | 270 |
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