Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | W 5 | W 6 | SSE 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 16 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM5.49m | 6:50AM5.23m | 7:32PM5.28m | 8:16AM5.25m | 8:54PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM1.73m | 1:09AM1.81m | 1:52PM1.97m | 2:47AM1.88m | 3:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | W 5 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | W 6 | N 8 | W 5 | W 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 45 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 266 | 181 | 192 | 149 | 149 | 194 | 237 | 246 | 234 | 326 | 268 | 418 | 416 | 305 | 374 | 365 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 167 |
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