Folkestone Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the data and get to what matters – the surf. Over the next 16 days, it’s a pretty bleak picture for Folkestone. We’ve got a long stretch of mostly junk, but let’s walk through it.

Right from the get-go, Thursday the 27th of August is a write-off. We’ve got a tiny 0.6 ft swell from the SSE, and the wind is a messy cross-off, but the energy is next to nothing, with a combined energy value of just (2). It’s just not happening.

We slide into Friday and Saturday with the same story. The wind is howling from the SW, gusting up to 28 mph, and we see a bit more size on Saturday morning with 4 ft from the SSW, but that’s a cross-on wind creating lumpy junk. The energy picks up to (64), but the quality is poor.

Sunday through to Wednesday of the following week is a real dead zone. There are gaps of several days with no real surf to speak of. We get a few little pulses, like Tuesday morning with a clean 0.3 ft from the SW under offshore wind, but the energy is just (1). You’re not getting wet for that.

Things try to pick up on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning looks tidy – 4 ft from the SW with a 4-second period, light cross-off breeze from the WNW, energy at (58). It’s clean, but that short period means it’s going to be a bit weak and fat on the bank. Not a standout, but it’s the most promising we’ve seen.

The only real glimmer in this whole 16-day window comes on Monday the 7th of September in the afternoon. We get a 4 ft swell from the SW with a 7-second period – just enough to wrap in – and the wind is a light cross-off from the WSW. The combined energy hits (100), which is the highest we’ll see. It’s a modest groundswell pulse, clean and manageable. For Folkestone, which is a sheltered beach and reef setup, this is the best on offer. The break is inconsistent by nature, so don’t expect a machine, but this is your window. If you’re an intermediate, this is the one to aim for. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 69°, which is much warmer than it should be for late August.

After that, it’s back to small, messy, or flat. A few days with clean offshore winds but zero swell. So, to be straight with you, there’s only one real standout in this whole forecast: the afternoon of September 7th. The rest is a whole lot of nothing or slop. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most of these days.

Stay patient.
Rusty

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