Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | NE 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:36PM6.28m | 00:53AM6.30m | 1:12PM6.52m | 1:29AM6.47m | 1:47PM6.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.82m | 7:47PM0.73m | 8:03AM0.62m | 8:23PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.51m | 8:59PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 2 | WSW 5 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 436 | 437 | 479 | 521 | 535 | 498 | 473 | 477 | 477 | 470 | 497 | 497 | 533 | 386 | 379 | 497 | 498 | 498 | 497 | 473 | ||
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