Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folkestone today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM6.70m | 11:57AM6.94m | 00:19AM6.97m | 12:38PM7.17m | 00:58AM7.09m | 1:16PM7.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.20m | 7:12PM-0.03m | 7:30AM0.02m | 7:49PM-0.13m | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:25PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 7 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 67 | — | 60 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 167 | 161 | 161 | 176 | 161 | 161 | 251 | 129 | 246 | 243 | 436 | 501 | 436 | 436 | 416 | 415 | 405 | 414 | 385 | 414 | 429 | 195 | 176 |
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