Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SW swell with 63 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – if you’re looking to paddle out around Folkestone over this whole 16-day stretch, you’re gonna be fighting a losing battle. This is about as quiet a run as I’ve seen for a while. We’re looking at a long, dry gap right from the start, with pretty much nothing to get excited about until maybe the very tail end, and even then, it’s a real long shot.
The first day, Tuesday the 28th, we’ve got zero swell with a combined energy of (0). Water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like bath water. But that’s all the good news. The afternoon tries to push a tiny 1ft from the SSW with a period of just 3 seconds, and a cross-shore SW wind at 12 mph. It’s a mess. Wednesday the 29th is even worse, with teeny 0.3ft windswell. Thursday the 30th has a clean morning cross-offshore breeze, but there’s no height to work with, only 0.7ft. That afternoon we see a bump to 3ft from the SW (period 4 secs) with a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph – lumpy and ugly.
We roll right through the first week of August with nothing. Saturday the 1st has a morning offshore from the NW at only 3 mph, but the ocean is flat as a pancake with zero energy (0). Sunday the 2nd pushes 3ft from the ENE with a period of 4-5 seconds, but the wind is a choppy cross-shore at 19 mph. The best we can say about the whole first week is that Tuesday the 4th afternoon has 4ft from the SW (period 5 secs) with a combined energy of (56) – the biggest number we see, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, making it a lumpy, blown-out mess. That’s not a surf option, that’s a washing machine.
The second week is a ghost town. From Wednesday the 5th all the way through to Wednesday the 12th, the highest swell we see is 2ft for a few hours on Thursday the 6th. Most days are just zeros. We see a clean morning on Thursday the 6th with a light offshore from the NNW, but with no swell, it’s just a pretty lake. The wind cranks up to 22-25 mph on several days, but with no swell to push, it’s pointless.
If I’m being honest, there isn’t one single standout session here. There’s nothing to highlight, no break to recommend. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for surf. If you’re desperate, maybe the afternoon of Tuesday the 4th of August has the most energy (56), but that 4ft is wind-chopped to death with that fresh cross-shore. It’s honestly a better setup for kite surfing than paddle surfing. This is one of those rare, frustrating blank runs where the area just goes to sleep. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang up the board for a while.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | — | SSW 3 | — | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | W 10 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:20AM5.69m | 11:38PM5.82m | 11:59AM6.00m | 00:17AM6.08m | 12:36PM6.28m | 00:53AM6.30m | 1:12PM6.52m | 1:29AM6.47m | 1:47PM6.69m | 2:05AM6.57m | 2:24PM6.76m | 2:43AM6.58m | 3:02PM6.72m | 3:23AM6.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM1.34m | 6:50AM1.11m | 7:10PM1.01m | 7:27AM0.82m | 7:47PM0.73m | 8:03AM0.62m | 8:23PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.51m | 8:59PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.50m | 9:34PM0.48m | 9:49AM0.59m | 10:10PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 270 | 332 | 436 | 521 | 436 | 521 | 878 | 342 | 291 | 558 | 479 | 479 | 498 | 268 | 521 | 685 | 192 | 268 | 453 | 345 |
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