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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 6.32 | 3:40PM 5.90 | 4:11AM 5.69 | 4:47PM 5.34 | 5:29AM 5.20 | 6:15PM 5.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 1.17 | 10:43PM 1.45 | 11:18AM 1.67 | 11:54PM 1.87 | 12:43PM 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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