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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 86 | 98 | 98 | 131 | 136 | 102 | 66 | 61 | 55 | 86 | 90 | 77 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 5.11 | 7:38AM 5.30 | 8:08PM 5.27 | 8:28AM 5.45 | 8:54PM 5.48 | 9:12AM 5.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:51AM 2.03 | 2:28PM 1.82 | 2:57AM 1.93 | 3:27PM 1.68 | 3:52AM 1.73 | 4:17PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:48 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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