Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:22AM7.04m | 1:42PM7.18m | 2:03AM6.96m | 2:23PM7.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM-0.16m | 8:33AM-0.04m | 8:54PM-0.11m | 9:10AM0.11m | 9:30PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 385 | 479 | 479 | 268 | 499 | 497 | 523 | 558 | 497 | 479 | 497 | 246 | 246 | 270 | 535 | 738 | 691 | 533 |
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