Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). 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 (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM5.83m | 5:12AM5.49m | 5:51PM5.32m | 6:35AM5.14m | 7:23PM5.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM1.37m | 11:50PM1.56m | 12:24PM1.74m | 1:07AM1.87m | 1:51PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 165 | 165 | 268 | 268 | 165 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 319 | 319 | 326 | 326 | 427 | 479 |
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