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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | SSW 3 | W 10 | SSW 3 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 197 | 209 | 115 | 94 | 187 | 248 | 224 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:52AM6.29m | 1:11PM6.28m | 1:28AM6.22m | 1:47PM6.20m | 2:05AM6.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.98m | 8:00AM0.93m | 8:19PM0.99m | 8:37AM0.99m | 8:57PM1.05m | 9:15AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 63 | 55 | 64 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 115 | 197 | 209 | 115 | 94 | 187 | 248 | 224 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 243 | 129 | 165 | 227 | 167 | 435 | 414 | 436 | 436 | 227 | 405 | 394 | 394 | 691 | 691 | 668 | 653 | 224 | 728 | 728 | 526 | 535 | 535 |
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