Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 2 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM6.59m | 3:34AM6.27m | 3:59PM6.25m | 4:30AM5.88m | 4:56PM5.91m | 5:30AM5.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.46m | 10:45AM0.74m | 11:12PM0.75m | 11:32AM1.09m | 00:00AM1.08m | 12:21PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | S 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 278 | 327 | 173 | 167 | 243 | 268 | 227 | 366 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 477 | 477 | 522 | 712 | 526 | 691 | 691 | 691 | 691 | 725 |
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