Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 371 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' over the next couple of weeks at Folkestone.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you, this outlook is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell with very little to get excited about. The water is sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's really unusual, you'd be sweating in your wetsuit just paddling out. But a warm ocean doesn't mean good waves, unfortunately.
The first real chance of anything ridable happens Saturday the 29th of August, but it's not pretty. We've got a sloppy 3ft SSW swell with a weak period of 4 seconds and moderate wave energy (33) in the morning, and it jumps up to 5ft in the afternoon but with a messy cross-shore wind. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" and I have to agree, it looks choppy and unappealing.
Sunday the 30th of August offers a brief, slightly cleaner window in the morning with a cross-offshore wind on a 3ft SW swell (period 6 seconds, energy 56). It's not big, it's not powerful, but it might be the best of a bad bunch for the first week. The wind cleans it up, so the surface could be alright for a slow, mushy ride.
From there, it's pretty much a write-off. We go through days of zero surf and tiny 0.7ft to 2ft slop through the middle of the week. There's nothing that even registers as a proper wave.
Fast forward to Saturday the 5th of September, and we see a tiny blip of 0.7ft swell, and then Sunday the 6th of September there's a whisper of a 0.3ft glassy wave. The wind is dead calm and glassy on the Sunday morning, which is a beautiful thing to see, but a 0.3ft swell with 6-second period (energy 2) isn't going to break. It's a pond.
The rest of the second week is more of the same – flat spells with occasional puffs of weak, short-period energy that just aren't going to produce any rideable surf.
So, the full 16-day window? There's a massive gap with no real recommendations. You might find a knee-high bump on the 30th of August if you're desperate, but honestly, this is a classic flat spell for the area. The conditions look more suited for a session on a foil board or just leaving the boards in the van.
For now, this is about as quiet as it gets. The forecasts can change, but right now, there's nothing to chase.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 39 | 148 | 247 | 0 | 21 | 55 | 125 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM6.59m | 12:48PM6.85m | 1:06AM6.86m | 1:23PM7.08m | 1:41AM7.01m | 1:59PM7.16m | 2:18AM7.01m | 2:37PM7.09m | 2:58AM6.85m | 3:18PM6.84m | 3:41AM6.52m | 4:03PM6.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.47m | 7:37AM0.37m | 7:56PM0.23m | 8:12AM0.22m | 8:31PM0.13m | 8:47AM0.21m | 9:07PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.34m | 9:43PM0.36m | 9:59AM0.59m | 10:22PM0.66m | 10:39AM0.93m | 11:05PM1.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 5 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 77 | 39 | 148 | 247 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 125 | 63 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 117 | 5 | 25 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 161 | 370 | 403 | 372 | 251 | 161 | 738 | 394 | 303 | 227 | 167 | 104 | 40 | 93 | 194 | 304 | 520 | 440 | 436 |
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The above surf forecast table for Folkestone provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Folkestone can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Folkestone surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Folkestone) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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