Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:52PM6.74m | 12:15PM6.93m | 00:38AM6.96m | 1:00PM7.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.17m | 7:33PM-0.00m | 7:53AM-0.02m | 8:15PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 268 | 268 | 377 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 235 | 429 | 521 | 440 | 243 | 349 | 364 | 366 | 366 | 521 | 521 |
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