Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 91 | 45 | 148 | 49 | 284 | 684 | 801 | 916 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 657 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:11AM5.25m | 9:37PM5.43m | 9:56AM5.76m | 10:18PM5.98m | 10:35AM6.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM1.67m | 4:25AM1.53m | 4:51PM1.18m | 5:13AM1.05m | 5:36PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 91 | 45 | 27 | 49 | 284 | 684 | 801 | 916 | 7 | 247 | 297 | 267 | 167 | 87 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 135 | 657 | 981 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 224 | 161 | 403 | 281 | 281 | 379 | 366 | 93 | 261 | 305 | 878 | 644 | 644 | 227 | 167 | 224 | 883 | 883 | 883 | 883 |
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