Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 | ESE 3 | NE 7 | SE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 66 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM4.95m | 5:11AM4.79m | 5:53PM4.59m | 6:44AM4.60m | 7:36PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM1.96m | 11:39PM2.13m | 12:12PM2.22m | 00:45AM2.31m | 1:27PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 38 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 7 | E 3 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 97 | 127 | 131 | 102 | 77 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 66 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 82 | 216 | 136 | 82 | 82 | 315 | 208 | 213 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 249 | 193 | 238 | 347 | 193 | 436 | 416 | 207 |
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