Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 58 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:53PM7.38m | 12:12PM7.43m | 00:34AM7.31m | 12:55PM7.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM-0.05m | 7:00AM0.09m | 7:22PM0.03m | 7:43AM0.22m | 8:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | W 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 82 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 883 | 499 | 405 | 227 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 224 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 129 | 104 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 268 | 274 |
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