Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | E 3 | E 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM5.21m | 8:46PM5.36m | 9:16AM5.59m | 9:46PM5.78m | 10:09AM6.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM1.87m | 3:21PM1.66m | 3:59AM1.53m | 4:31PM1.20m | 4:58AM1.08m | 5:23PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 78 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 400 | 363 | 363 | 319 | 465 | 404 | 363 | 363 | 468 | 468 | 717 | 813 | 854 | 854 | 784 | 499 | 432 | 342 | 342 | 140 | 140 | 194 |
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