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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 116 | 160 | 129 | 86 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 6.50 | 11:58PM 6.72 | 12:18PM 6.74 | 12:35AM 6.91 | 12:54PM 6.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 0.41 | 6:51PM 0.43 | 7:10AM 0.22 | 7:25PM 0.31 | 7:42AM 0.18 | 7:57PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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