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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:26PM 5.36 | 9:52AM 5.58 | 10:13PM 5.93 | 10:36AM 6.17 | 10:54PM 6.50 | 11:16AM 6.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:24AM 1.57 | 4:49PM 1.37 | 5:15AM 1.01 | 5:37PM 0.86 | 6:00AM 0.49 | 6:20PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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