Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 70 | 116 | 113 | 70 | 69 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06PM6.03m | 10:36AM6.17m | 11:02PM6.40m | 11:28AM6.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.36m | 5:30AM1.00m | 5:58PM0.82m | 6:24AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 70 | 116 | 113 | 70 | 69 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 498 | 470 | 499 | 398 | 398 | 291 | 207 | 231 | 751 | 752 | 441 | 433 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 268 | 386 |
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