Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM6.45m | 4:30AM6.07m | 4:57PM5.95m | 5:31AM5.57m | 6:06PM5.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.93m | 11:05PM1.05m | 11:25AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.47m | 12:25PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 60 | 37 | 63 | 49 | 43 | 54 | 85 | 140 | 126 | 102 | 49 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 391 | 403 | 391 | 370 | 305 | 161 | 161 | 436 | 414 | 227 | 520 | 519 | 521 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 341 | 350 | 245 | 181 |
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