Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | W 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | 1:55AM7.26m | 2:14PM7.26m | 2:35AM7.02m | 2:56PM6.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:40AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | SW 6 | NE 5 | — | W 10 | N 7 | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNE 5 | W 13 | W 12 | NE 6 | W 8 | SW 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 41 | 11 | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 246 | 879 | 438 | 538 | 477 | 405 | 303 | 266 | 251 | 161 | 136 | 167 | 243 | 227 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 227 | 161 | 161 |
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