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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 68 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44PM 5.63 | 4:05AM 5.42 | 4:27PM 5.19 | 4:54AM 4.97 | 5:28PM 4.80 | 6:10AM 4.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 1.61 | 11:00AM 1.80 | 11:24PM 1.96 | 11:52AM 2.11 | 12:25AM 2.24 | 1:00PM 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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