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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 87 | 169 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:41AM6.67m | 12:59PM6.61m | 1:16AM6.60m | 1:33PM6.50m | 1:50AM6.42m | 2:07PM6.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.60m | 8:01PM0.70m | 8:18AM0.72m | 8:34PM0.83m | 8:51AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 59 | 87 | 169 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 668 | 668 | 501 | 461 | 461 | 470 | 342 | 436 | 477 | 477 | 427 | 305 | 291 | 502 | 437 | 517 | 526 | 517 | 521 | 495 |
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