Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 2 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:13AM5.46m | 7:49PM5.57m | 8:30AM5.50m | 9:02PM5.71m | 9:38AM5.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM1.83m | 2:50AM1.69m | 3:36PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.45m | 4:58PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 685 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 261 | 477 | 436 | 517 | 655 | 695 | 710 | 517 | 497 | 497 | 436 | 473 | 473 | 535 | 526 | 410 |
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