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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 6AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:35PM 7.00 | 11:57AM 7.15 | 12:15AM 7.37 | 12:37PM 7.41 | 12:56AM 7.55 | 1:18PM 7.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:42AM 0.08 | 7:02PM 0.09 | 7:23AM -0.16 | 7:43PM -0.06 | 8:05AM -0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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