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Folkestone surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | |
33 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:02AM5.74m | 10:20PM5.92m | 10:43AM5.96m | 11:00PM6.10m | 11:21AM6.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM1.35m | 5:08PM1.43m | 5:30AM1.19m | 5:51PM1.26m | 6:11AM1.07m | 6:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 38 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 243 | 243 | 326 | 326 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 417 | 477 | 479 | 479 | 453 | 440 | 268 | 365 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 243 | 268 | 414 | 366 | 349 |
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