Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:46PM4.53m | 7:39AM4.50m | 8:23PM4.59m | 8:59AM4.77m | 9:27PM4.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM2.36m | 1:16AM2.45m | 2:06PM2.48m | 3:00AM2.38m | 3:47PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 5 | W 6 | N 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 364 | 32 | 32 | 149 | 149 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 181 | 268 | 246 | 216 | 268 | 305 | 281 | 319 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
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