Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 5 | NE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:12PM6.52m | 1:29AM6.47m | 1:47PM6.69m | 2:05AM6.57m | 2:24PM6.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.62m | 8:23PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.51m | 8:59PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.50m | 9:34PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 22 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 498 | 526 | 498 | 886 | 497 | 533 | 519 | 386 | 379 | 479 | 479 | 497 | 481 | 477 | 268 | 521 | 477 | 367 | 685 | 477 | 441 | 379 |
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