Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). 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 (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | NE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:50AM4.95m | 8:19PM5.04m | 8:53AM4.98m | 9:19PM5.11m | 9:48AM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM2.03m | 2:06PM2.22m | 2:55AM2.18m | 3:37PM2.26m | 4:22AM2.08m | 4:55PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 25 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 77 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 305 | 812 | 1664 | 695 | 695 | 790 | 883 | 1083 | 778 | 778 | 757 | 495 | 554 | 558 | 558 | 471 | 403 | 763 | 342 | 341 | ||
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