Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, ENE swell with 90 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 Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10PM. 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 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Folkestone and, well, it’s a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. This is a sheltered spot that needs a decent SW swell and clean conditions to fire, and it’s just not getting it. We’ve got a long gap of flat, poor surf ahead, so honestly, you might want to save the wax for another time.
The whole 16-day window is a write-off. There’s no real swell to speak of, and what little energy shows up is tiny and weak, with combined swell energy values scraping along at between 1 and 52 – that’s weak to very weak. The winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, which is no good for this break. For a few mornings on the 14th, 15th, and 17th of August, the wind goes cross-offshore and it’s clean, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.3 ft. That’s not surf, it’s a lake.
The water temp here is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there. But the crowds can show up sometimes, so even on a tiny day you might have company.
There’s a tiny blip on the 23rd of August, a Sunday morning, with a bit of a 1 ft swell from the SW (6 second period) and a clean cross-offshore wind from the WSW at 19 mph. The combined energy is only 9, so it’s barely a pulse. And on the 24th, Monday morning, the wind goes glassy – which is rare and magic – but again, the swell is 0.3 ft. Not worth paddling out for.
If you’re desperate, and the 23rd or 24th mornings look clean, you might get a knee-high wave on the reef at high tide, but it’s a long shot. For everyone else, this is a blank run. It’s not unusual for this area to have quiet spells like this. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | NE 2 | NE 4 | W 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
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 kJ | 22 | 51 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM6.17m | 11:02PM6.40m | 11:28AM6.59m | 11:52PM6.74m | 12:15PM6.93m | 00:38AM6.96m | 1:00PM7.14m | 1:22AM7.04m | 1:42PM7.18m | 2:03AM6.96m | 2:23PM7.05m | 2:44AM6.74m | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM1.00m | 5:58PM0.82m | 6:24AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.17m | 7:33PM-0.00m | 7:53AM-0.02m | 8:15PM-0.16m | 8:33AM-0.04m | 8:54PM-0.11m | 9:10AM0.11m | 9:30PM0.11m | 9:45AM0.40m | 10:06PM0.47m | |||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 6 | NE 4 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | S 4 | S 3 | W 8 | NE 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | N 6 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 51 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 291 | 291 | 347 | 268 | 206 | 364 | 436 | 365 | 365 | 479 | 329 | 354 | 427 | 526 | 558 | 533 | 514 | 669 | 477 | 403 |
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