Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, SW swell with 73 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Gotta be honest – the outlook for Folkestone over the next 16 days is a tough one. There’s a whole lot of nothing on the horizon, with a long gap of flat or messy conditions stretching from the start of August right through to mid-month.
Kicking off Saturday the 1st, there’s no swell at all and a light cross-onshore breeze. Sunday the 2nd brings a tiny 1ft ENE windswell with a period of just 3 seconds, but a moderate cross-breeze and chop make it a total mess. The combined swell energy is a weak 5 – hardly enough to mess up the surface.
Monday morning the 3rd is glassy with slight air, but the swell is next to nothing at 0.3ft. The rest of that first week looks just as poor: little bumps of swell, mostly onshore or cross-shore winds, and constant chop. Tuesday the 4th morning has a 1ft SW swell and clean conditions with a moderate cross-offshore wind, but with only 3 for energy, it’s a non-starter.
The most promising moment comes Thursday the 6th afternoon, with a 4ft SW swell and clean cross-offshore wind – the energy is 73, which is the highest in the whole run, but it’s still not enough to call it good. Just a tiny window of okay-ish conditions in a sea of flat.
The second week is more of the same. Tuesday the 11th morning offers a 2ft ESE groundswell with a clean offshore wind (energy 16), but it’s small and inconsistent. Wednesday the 12th morning is glassy with a 2ft SW swell – again, too small to get excited about.
Water temp is a notable 68°F, which is 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year. Nice for a swim, but nobody’s surfing.
There’s no standout day here. No big groundswell, no clean, lined-up sets with good wind. Just a long, flat spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a write-off.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | W 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | W 10 | NNE 5 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM6.57m | 2:24PM6.76m | 2:43AM6.58m | 3:02PM6.72m | 3:23AM6.49m | 3:44PM6.57m | 4:08AM6.28m | 4:30PM6.31m | 4:58AM5.98m | 5:25PM5.98m | 6:00AM5.66m | 6:32PM5.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.50m | 9:34PM0.48m | 9:49AM0.59m | 10:10PM0.59m | 10:25AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.78m | 11:04AM1.01m | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:48AM1.31m | 00:17AM1.33m | 12:41PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.60m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | SW 6 | N 7 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 2 | NNE 5 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 35 | 63 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 403 | 668 | 477 | 379 | 347 | 385 | 181 | 245 | 246 | 305 | 305 | 391 | 501 | 683 | 436 | 32 | 479 | 391 | 305 |
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