Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 7 | W 7 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM5.59m | 9:46PM5.78m | 10:09AM6.06m | 10:35PM6.22m | 10:54AM6.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM1.53m | 4:31PM1.20m | 4:58AM1.08m | 5:23PM0.72m | 5:46AM0.67m | 6:07PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 89 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 140 | 178 | 71 | 118 | 291 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 468 | 558 | 865 | 854 | 813 | 820 | 497 | 499 | 432 | 385 | 342 | 140 | 140 | 194 | 436 | 470 | 554 | 698 | 899 | 899 | 759 | 468 |
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