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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | |
7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 110 | 184 | 128 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:16AM6.29m | 12:35PM6.30m | 00:52AM6.29m | 1:11PM6.28m | 1:28AM6.22m | 1:47PM6.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.93m | 7:42PM0.98m | 8:00AM0.93m | 8:19PM0.99m | 8:37AM0.99m | 8:57PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 110 | 184 | 128 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 129 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 129 | 165 | 243 | 290 | 167 | 414 | 644 | 436 | 227 | 167 | 393 | 349 | 691 | 674 | 653 | 653 | 674 |
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