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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | W 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 58 | 107 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:16AM6.60m | 1:33PM6.50m | 1:50AM6.42m | 2:07PM6.30m | 2:25AM6.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.70m | 8:18AM0.72m | 8:34PM0.83m | 8:51AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.03m | 9:26AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 58 | 107 | 138 | 193 | 178 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 521 | 477 | 483 | 470 | 332 | 436 | 477 | 427 | 427 | 517 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 526 | 750 | 526 | 517 | 517 | 533 | 538 | 471 | 691 | 691 |
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