Folkestone Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Folkestone 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.7° 

Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Folkestone today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 3AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WSW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
249
279
344
362
123
69
58
20
6
6
6
13
6
15
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM7.26m
11:32AM7.40m
11:53PM7.38m
12:12PM7.43m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.12m
6:40PM-0.05m
7:00AM0.09m
7:22PM0.03m
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clear
clear
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clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
7
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7
6
7
6
6
6
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9
9
11
11
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