Folkestone Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Folkestone 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.1° 

Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
1.5
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.3
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.2
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
164
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM6.22m
10:54AM6.49m
11:17PM6.60m
11:35AM6.83m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.72m
5:46AM0.67m
6:07PM0.36m
6:27AM0.39m
6:46PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:09
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6:17
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
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2
3
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
18
17
17
14
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
8
6
5
9
10
11
10
11
9
5
4
4
6
5
5
6
6
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