Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, ENE swell with 95 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-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 10PM.
| 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
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Folkestone is a tough one. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the honest truth is that the surf options are pretty much non-existent for the entire run. The first record of any waves is on Sunday morning the 9th of August, but it's just a tiny 0.7ft swell with a short 3-second period and cross-onshore wind. That’s not something you paddle out for.
The days just roll on with the same story: small, weak swell, poor conditions, and messy winds. The combined energy never gets past 87 (weak), and most days it's barely registering a pulse. From Saturday the 8th right through to Sunday the 23rd of August, there’s not a single session that looks worth wetting a wetsuit for. It’s a long, flat, choppy gap.
Now, if you’re a local, you know this can happen. Folkestone is a sheltered beach and reef setup, and when the swell window is closed, it stays closed. The water temp on the first record (Saturday 8th) is sitting at a very unusual 69°F, which is 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a notable anomaly but doesn't help the waves one bit.
The only thing close to a standout is if you’re after clean, glassy conditions for a flat-water paddle or maybe a kite session. On Monday morning the 10th and Friday morning the 14th, we get some light cross-offshore winds and clean conditions, but with swell heights of 0.3ft, it’s just not surf. For the few times a modest 3ft to 4ft bump shows up (like Tuesday the 11th or Sunday the 16th), the wind is either cross or cross-on, making it lumpy and poor quality. Short period, messy energy.
So, the call is honest: if you’re hanging on for a wave, you’re going to be waiting a while. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, this is a blank run. Best to save your energy and check back next week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 3 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 87 | 73 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM5.57m | 8:30AM5.50m | 9:02PM5.71m | 9:38AM5.78m | 10:06PM6.03m | 10:36AM6.17m | 11:02PM6.40m | 11:28AM6.59m | 11:52PM6.74m | 12:15PM6.93m | 00:38AM6.96m | 1:00PM7.14m | 1:22AM7.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM1.69m | 3:36PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.45m | 4:58PM1.36m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | NE 5 | W 11 | — | NE 4 | W 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 87 | 73 | 35 | 28 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 305 | 710 | 497 | 93 | 427 | 517 | 291 | 588 | 291 | 291 | 270 | 268 | 319 | 327 | 436 | 364 | 381 | 436 | 93 |
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