Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, SW swell with 34 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) 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 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get straight into it. Well, to be honest, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead for Folkestone. We’ve got a 16-day window here, and I’m struggling to find a single session worth paddling out for. The whole run is a write-off, so let’s talk about what’s going on instead of what might have been.
Right from Thursday the 10th of September, it’s a no-go. The swell is tiny, weak energy (1), and cross winds are chopping everything up. That sets the tone. Friday and Saturday don't improve – we’re looking at tiny windswell with periods under 6 seconds, and the wind stays cross or cross-off, so the surface stays lumpy. Sunday the 13th offers a moment of offshore wind from the WNW at 12 mph, but with only 0.5 ft of weak, short-period swell (energy at 7), it’s just clean but flat.
And so it goes. Day after day, the swell barely registers. We get a few glimmers of glassy conditions – like Friday the 18th with zero wind in the morning, and again Sunday the 20th with calm conditions – but there’s simply no swell to ride. The afternoon of the 20th sees the best-looking energy of the whole run, a 3 ft swell from the SSW, glassy, but even then the energy is only 37, and that’s still small for any real surfing.
The entire forecast is a blank. Nothing reaches even a small rideable size with decent wind. Even the long-range looks dead – solid offshore winds on the 25th but with only 0.3 ft of swelling. Combined swell energy (5) says it all – weak and forgettable.
This is just one of those periods where Folkestone goes quiet. It happens. It tends not to stay poor for too long, but for now, leave the boards in the car. There is no standout, no hidden gem, no window. Just flat, clean water and some choppy days mixed in.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | N 3 | W 8 | W 7 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM6.56m | 11:37PM6.70m | 11:57AM6.94m | 00:19AM6.97m | 12:38PM7.17m | 00:58AM7.09m | 1:16PM7.22m | 1:36AM7.05m | 1:53PM7.10m | 2:12AM6.84m | 2:30PM6.82m | 2:48AM6.50m | 3:06PM6.41m | 3:24AM6.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:31PM0.26m | 6:51AM0.20m | 7:12PM-0.03m | 7:30AM0.02m | 7:49PM-0.13m | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:25PM-0.04m | 8:40AM0.16m | 8:58PM0.20m | 9:12AM0.43m | 9:29PM0.56m | 9:43AM0.79m | 10:01PM0.97m | |||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | — | W 6 | W 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | N 3 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 436 | 266 | 161 | 227 | 173 | 448 | 436 | 404 | 40 | 243 | 241 | 305 | 246 | 305 | 305 | 216 | 194 | 281 | 305 | 365 |
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