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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15AM 7.37 | 12:37PM 7.41 | 12:56AM 7.55 | 1:18PM 7.47 | 1:37AM 7.50 | 2:00PM 7.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 0.09 | 7:23AM -0.16 | 7:43PM -0.06 | 8:05AM -0.21 | 8:25PM -0.03 | 8:47AM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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