Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 1144 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 122 | 231 | 305 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:57PM6.50m | 11:14AM6.78m | 11:35PM6.95m | 11:52AM7.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.70m | 5:56AM0.63m | 6:17PM0.31m | 6:38AM0.31m | 6:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 502 | 1144 | 844 | 323 | 150 | 143 | 138 | 125 | 89 | 71 | 38 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 56 | 122 | 231 | 305 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 883 | 883 | 881 | 867 | 852 | 858 | 858 | 883 | 499 | 303 | 405 | 224 | 161 | 194 | 194 | 593 | 593 | 635 | 592 |
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