Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 4AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 6 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 4 | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 5 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:29PM6.42m | 11:45AM6.72m | 00:04AM6.85m | 12:21PM7.10m | 00:40AM7.16m | 12:57PM7.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.55m | 6:50PM0.29m | 7:07AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.04m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:03PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 6 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 2 | — | E 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 167 | 173 | 176 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 251 | 274 | 243 | 416 | 327 | 243 | 364 | 341 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 193 | 193 | 246 | 268 |
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