Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:48AM5.77m | 5:12PM5.78m | 5:42AM5.39m | 6:09PM5.40m | 6:44AM5.10m | 7:14PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.93m | 11:37AM1.27m | 00:02AM1.34m | 12:17PM1.65m | 00:45AM1.73m | 1:04PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 27 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 370 | 441 | 441 | 899 | 899 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 305 | 342 | 432 | 471 | 747 | 347 | 342 | 245 | 342 | 342 | 261 | 452 | 398 | 398 | 327 |
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