Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 6 | W 7 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07AM5.38m | 5:37PM5.50m | 6:13AM5.34m | 6:45PM5.52m | 7:23AM5.47m | 7:52PM5.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM1.49m | 12:06PM1.59m | 00:36AM1.52m | 12:59PM1.64m | 1:32AM1.49m | 1:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 66 | 54 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 49 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 123 | 136 | 161 | 414 | 691 | 695 | 405 | 227 | 405 | 436 | 576 | 520 | 520 | 405 | 405 | 167 | 495 | 365 | 495 | 591 | 521 | 535 | 167 |
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