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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | W 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 6 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | |
8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:59AM6.21m | 10:19PM6.51m | 10:45AM6.69m | 11:04PM6.94m | 11:29AM7.06m | 11:49PM7.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:56PM1.01m | 5:23AM0.61m | 5:48PM0.62m | 6:12AM0.26m | 6:36PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | 8:40 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NE 11 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 499 | 364 | 176 | 980 | 1071 | 1148 | 329 | 278 | 325 | 495 | 495 | 268 | 471 | 342 | 140 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 194 |
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