Surf Forecasts:
Folkestone surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SW swell with 24 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folkestone this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folkestone in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folkestone over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gutted, folks. I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks and, honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture for us here at Folkestone. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and messy winds ahead. It’s one of those times where you might be better off keeping the board in the car and the wetsuit on the peg.
The next week and a half is a write-off. From Tuesday the 8th right through to around Monday the 14th, we’re looking at dribbles of swell, mostly under 2ft, if we’re lucky. The energy is just pitiful (10, 4, 1...), with short, wind-chopped periods. There’s a bit of clean surf on the Sunday morning the 13th, with a cross-off breeze and a 2ft southwest swell (13), but it’s still barely a ripple. It’s not going to be worth the paddle.
That gap stretches out, day after day of nothing but whitecaps and knee-high slop. For the most part, the wind is cross-shore or onshore, so even that tiny bit of swell is going to be chopped up.
The first real sign of life comes late in the second week. On Thursday the 17th, the afternoon shows a little bump, with a 4ft southwest swell and a clean cross-off wind (49). That’s still small and weak, but it’s the most interesting thing we’ve seen all window. Then we get another tease on Monday the 21st, with fresh offshore winds and a 3ft swell from the east-northeast (48). The wind will be howling though, so it’ll be a blustery, raw day. Tuesday the 22nd keeps the small east-northeast swell going (29), with clean conditions.
Look, that’s about it. Two days, right at the end of the forecast, that might just offer a few clean but tiny waves. The long-range stuff is promising but less certain. Everything else is a blank run, which, looking at this spot, seems more normal for the area when it’s this quiet. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it. But for now, I wouldn’t be clearing my schedule.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM5.60m | 9:58PM5.85m | 10:26AM6.09m | 10:51PM6.30m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM1.54m | 4:49PM1.29m | 5:18AM1.02m | 5:45PM0.73m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 | W 8 | — | NE 6 | N 7 | W 7 | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 499 | 364 | 176 | 149 | 181 | 305 | 305 | 243 | 167 | 123 | 176 | 378 | 436 | 436 | 206 | 246 | 176 | 440 | 246 | 319 |
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