Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 141 | 132 | 137 | 0 | 79 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 53 | 43 | 61 | 84 | 69 | 77 | 50 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:12PM6.64m | 11:39AM6.72m | 00:03AM6.86m | 12:29PM6.93m | 00:52AM6.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.81m | 6:35AM0.49m | 7:00PM0.42m | 7:25AM0.20m | 7:49PM0.13m | 8:11AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 141 | 141 | 132 | 137 | 115 | 79 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 53 | 43 | 61 | 84 | 69 | 77 | 50 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 441 | 329 | 462 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 379 | 433 | 441 | 441 | 433 | 403 | 403 | 441 | 498 | 501 | 206 | 497 | 192 | 219 | 479 | 683 | 446 |
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