Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 3 | — | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:38AM6.96m | 1:00PM7.14m | 1:22AM7.04m | 1:42PM7.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM-0.00m | 7:53AM-0.02m | 8:15PM-0.16m | 8:33AM-0.04m | 8:54PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 440 | 268 | 364 | 268 | 365 | 366 | 440 | 521 | 385 | 479 | 305 | 497 | 501 | 497 | 479 | 558 | 497 | 479 |
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