Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period, SW swell with 152 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 1.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s heading our way for the next couple of weeks.
Gotta level with you – this 16-day window is a total bust. There are no good days for a session, not even one worth a second look. The first chance of any rideable surf comes and goes with nothing to show, and it stays flat or useless right through to the 19th of August. That’s a long, dry stretch.
We’re stuck looking at Folkestone (beach and reef), and honestly, every day is a dud. The water’s sitting close to 69°, which is way warmer than normal for the season – that’s unusual, but it’s not gonna help the waves. There’s no energy at all. On Wednesday the 5th you get a tiny pulse with a combined swell energy of just 45, but it’s a sloppy 4ft from the SW at a short 4 seconds, and the wind is stiff and cross-shore. Just lumpy mess.
Toward the 13th of August there’s a little bump to 4ft from the SW, period around 5 seconds, energy climbing to 82 – still weak, and the wind is cross-shore and choppy. Not worth the drive. The 14th has clean wind in the morning, offshore, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. Even the glassy calm on the 9th of August has absolutely zero wave height.
This is one of those spells where the forecast just won’t deliver. The area doesn’t offer much consistency when it’s this quiet, so you’re better off waiting. It won’t stay this flat forever.
Keep the wax handy, and hope the charts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 8 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | NE 8 | W 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | N 5 | W 6 | S 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 26 | 7 | 45 | 152 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM6.57m | 4:08AM6.28m | 4:30PM6.31m | 4:58AM5.98m | 5:25PM5.98m | 6:00AM5.66m | 6:32PM5.68m | 7:13AM5.46m | 7:49PM5.57m | 8:30AM5.50m | 9:02PM5.71m | 9:38AM5.78m | 10:06PM6.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.78m | 11:04AM1.01m | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:48AM1.31m | 00:17AM1.33m | 12:41PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.60m | 1:57PM1.83m | 2:50AM1.69m | 3:36PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.45m | 4:58PM1.36m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | NE 4 | NE 8 | — | N 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | SW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 7 | 45 | 152 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 261 | 391 | 521 | 521 | 436 | 464 | 369 | 181 | 181 | 261 | 234 | 695 | 498 | 441 | 385 | 1371 | 384 | 483 | 497 | 370 |
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