Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 2 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:13AM5.54m | 10:33PM5.67m | 10:56AM5.72m | 11:15PM5.83m | 11:37AM5.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM1.68m | 5:21PM1.71m | 5:45AM1.50m | 6:07PM1.49m | 6:28AM1.30m | 6:49PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 246 | 268 | 540 | 540 | 436 | 336 | 405 | 246 | 405 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 167 | 167 | 405 | 405 | 266 | 216 |
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