Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 113 | 66 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:57PM5.95m | 5:31AM5.57m | 6:06PM5.49m | 6:50AM5.23m | 7:32PM5.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.47m | 12:25PM1.73m | 1:09AM1.81m | 1:52PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | W 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | N 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 169 | 113 | 66 | 46 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 520 | 521 | 364 | 364 | 414 | 364 | 219 | 161 | 319 | 181 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 216 | 218 | 218 | 241 | 268 | 436 | 426 |
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