Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | S 4 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 7 | W 15 | N 2 | N 3 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM6.25m | 11:29PM6.42m | 11:45AM6.72m | 00:04AM6.85m | 12:21PM7.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.97m | 6:13PM0.69m | 6:30AM0.55m | 6:50PM0.29m | 7:07AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | W 6 | W 17 | W 16 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 176 | 176 | 161 | 167 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 418 | 342 | 243 |
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