Folkestone Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Folkestone, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.5° 

Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Folkestone based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Folkestone right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Folkestone

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Folkestone Waverider

4 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Langdon Bay

13 km ENE117 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lydd Airport

24 km SSW332 m above sea level

1 hour ago
rain showersShower light rain shower
35
fresh winds from the SW
(37 km/h at 230°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Goodwin Sands Waverider

28 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Chestfield wx

32 km NW10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 174°)
20
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Whitstable

32 km NW25 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 177°)
30
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kingsgate wx

39 km NNE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 98°)
15
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Headcorn wx

41 km W24 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 217°)
20
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sandettie Buoy

43 km E3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SW
(42 km/h at 230°)
19.4 °C9.3
9.3


Cranbrook

47 km WSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SW
(8 km/h at 219°)
20
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Folkestone and within an acceptable time window.

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