Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | NE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:44AM5.94m | 9:10PM6.03m | 9:29AM6.26m | 9:52PM6.33m | 10:09AM6.51m | 10:30PM6.55m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM1.28m | 3:55PM0.94m | 4:18AM0.99m | 4:41PM0.70m | 5:01AM0.77m | 5:20PM0.56m | 5:38AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | — | — | 4:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 326 | 326 | 403 | 326 | 433 | 436 | 326 | 437 | 433 | 436 | 436 | 479 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 477 | 417 | 477 | 511 | 511 | 531 | 763 | 763 | 778 | 767 |
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