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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
S
0.2
W
0.5
S
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.1
W
0.3
ENE
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)65555161641549151414141338123311310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)554648412924241218994444311311322
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
5.41
9:54PM
5.52
10:12AM
5.68
10:35PM
5.83
10:53AM
5.96
11:13PM
6.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.91
4:40PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.55
5:24PM
1.28
5:46AM
1.19
6:04PM
0.95
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:50-------7:50-------7:50-----
Sunset----4:17-------4:19-------4:21---
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C799989888889999999988988
Feels °C (?)233335344446666555545546
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