Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (09 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 215 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:17PM6.60m | 11:35AM6.83m | 11:56PM6.86m | 12:13PM7.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.36m | 6:27AM0.39m | 6:46PM0.15m | 7:04AM0.25m | 7:22PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 67 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 157 | 215 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 899 | 894 | 521 | 499 | 497 | 495 | 495 | 497 | 497 | 364 | 216 | 364 | 245 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 243 | 246 |
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