Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 12PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 5 | — | W 6 | — | W 5 | S 2 | SSW 3 | W 5 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:36AM5.39m | 10:57PM5.54m | 11:20AM5.69m | 11:38PM5.82m | 11:59AM6.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM1.79m | 5:48PM1.70m | 6:10AM1.44m | 6:31PM1.34m | 6:50AM1.11m | 7:10PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 36 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 365 | 342 | 531 | 305 | 327 | 195 | 93 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 427 | 427 | 433 | 436 | 728 | 741 | 521 | 437 |
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