Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 122 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM6.84m | 2:30PM6.82m | 2:48AM6.50m | 3:06PM6.41m | 3:24AM6.06m | 3:44PM5.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.43m | 9:29PM0.56m | 9:43AM0.79m | 10:01PM0.97m | 10:14AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 74 | 163 | 122 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 246 | 521 | 526 | 521 | 920 | 365 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 183 | 167 | 167 | 261 | 181 | 194 | 194 | 468 | 591 | 591 | 521 | 414 |
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