Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM6.09m | 10:51PM6.30m | 11:14AM6.56m | 11:37PM6.70m | 11:57AM6.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM1.02m | 5:45PM0.73m | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:31PM0.26m | 6:51AM0.20m | 7:12PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 80 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 364 | 364 | 176 | 173 | 167 | 227 | 167 | 149 | 149 | 234 | 246 | 305 | 319 | 436 | 436 | 405 | 227 | 161 | 167 | 173 | 167 | 161 | 161 |
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