Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 55 | 60 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 111 | 133 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 165 | 138 | 107 | 83 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM5.84m | 9:20PM6.07m | 9:52AM6.11m | 10:18PM6.35m | 10:48AM6.43m | 11:12PM6.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM1.53m | 4:30AM1.20m | 5:04PM1.22m | 5:38AM0.85m | 6:07PM0.81m | 6:35AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 55 | 60 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 111 | 133 | 155 | 239 | 306 | 182 | 143 | 165 | 138 | 107 | 83 | 68 | 53 | 37 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 443 | 443 | 435 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 522 | 441 | 522 | 441 | 441 | 514 | 461 | 471 | 363 | 192 | 438 | 441 | 433 | 401 | 192 | 192 | 370 |
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