Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NE swell with 132 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The surf forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) 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 2.0m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be honest, it’s a dead run for Folkestone. The whole 16-day window is a washout. The first week kicks off with a total dud – Wednesday the 29th of July through the following Tuesday sees next to nothing in the water. The wave energy is a measly 1 for most of that, and the swell is barely a ripple. The wind is messy, often cross or cross-on, and it’s just not doing anything for us.
The middle of the week around Monday the 3rd of August sees a bit of a pulse, with swell kicking up to 4ft, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy. The energy climbs to 97 and then 134, but it’s all chop and no shape. That’s a kite surfer’s breeze, not a paddle surfer’s wave.
We see a few clean windows around the 4th, 5th, and 6th, when the wind goes light offshore or cross-off, but the swell is either zero or tiny – 0.3ft to 2ft. The water temp is a balmy 68°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal, but that’s small comfort when there’s nothing to ride. The rest of the run into the second week stays poor, with the occasional offshore wind but swells that never get above 3ft and energy that’s stuck in the double digits.
There’s simply no standout here. The whole 16-day window is a blank. Folkestone is sheltered and inconsistent, and this forecast shows exactly why. Sometimes it’s just like this – a long, flat spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d save the wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 96 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 3:44PM6.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:25AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 27 | 96 | 132 | 259 | 357 | 331 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 668 | 436 | 436 | 521 | 479 | 473 | 741 | 234 | 479 | 899 | 403 | 403 | 477 | 379 | 385 | 123 | 219 | 146 | 176 | 176 |
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