Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 87 | 95 | 53 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM6.40m | 11:28AM6.59m | 11:52PM6.74m | 12:15PM6.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.82m | 6:24AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.17m | 7:33PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | W 10 | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 3 | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | SSE 3 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 87 | 95 | 53 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 498 | 433 | 291 | 249 | 243 | 291 | 268 | 268 | 385 | 268 | 268 | 206 | 219 | 243 | 429 | 521 | 499 | 373 |
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