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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 146 | 120 | 131 | 92 | 87 | 50 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM 4.97 | 5:28PM 4.80 | 6:10AM 4.64 | 7:01PM 4.64 | 7:49AM 4.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 1.96 | 11:52AM 2.11 | 12:25AM 2.24 | 1:00PM 2.30 | 1:46AM 2.31 | 2:29PM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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