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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 98 | 119 | 74 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 66 | 80 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:34AM7.38m | 12:57PM7.30m | 1:19AM7.31m | 1:43PM7.15m | 2:05AM7.05m | 2:30PM6.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM-0.03m | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:34AM0.06m | 8:58PM0.22m | 9:23AM0.30m | 9:47PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | SW 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 98 | 119 | 74 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 80 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 305 | 246 | 361 | 416 | 251 | 243 | 243 | 526 | 636 | 387 | 745 | 613 | 416 | 368 | 368 | 161 | 436 | 224 | 224 | 161 | 224 | 161 | 129 |
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