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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:47PM 5.34 | 5:29AM 5.20 | 6:15PM 5.04 | 7:01AM 5.08 | 7:40PM 5.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 1.67 | 11:54PM 1.87 | 12:43PM 2.00 | 1:32AM 2.00 | 2:22PM 1.93 | 3:02AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
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