Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | SW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 63 | 46 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM6.11m | 9:47PM6.36m | 10:16AM6.47m | 10:38PM6.70m | 11:05AM6.78m | 11:27PM6.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM1.17m | 4:17PM1.25m | 4:50AM0.88m | 5:21PM0.93m | 5:50AM0.56m | 6:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 63 | 46 | 64 | 75 | 63 | 66 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 499 | 518 | 520 | 520 | 495 | 436 | 167 | 206 | 195 | 479 | 440 | 173 | 405 | 364 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
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