Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 61 | 129 | 0 | 88 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM6.57m | 4:08AM6.28m | 4:30PM6.31m | 4:58AM5.98m | 5:25PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.78m | 11:04AM1.01m | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:48AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 61 | 129 | 131 | 88 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 398 | 304 | 305 | 305 | 356 | 410 | 521 | 521 | 535 | 521 | 436 | 499 | 436 | 167 | 414 | 414 | 432 | 432 | 261 | 245 |
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