Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:16PM6.06m | 00:33AM6.08m | 12:53PM6.18m | 1:11AM6.15m | 1:30PM6.27m | 1:48AM6.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM1.11m | 7:28PM1.09m | 7:46AM0.96m | 8:06PM0.95m | 8:23AM0.87m | 8:44PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 9 | NNE 3 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | — | 5 | 10 | 28 | 131 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 251 | 266 | 520 | 243 | 206 | 176 | 173 | 167 | 227 | 499 | 499 | 195 | 495 | 494 | 366 | 366 | 365 | 104 | 40 | 77 | 149 | 165 | 165 |
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