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.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Langdon Bay 13 km ENE117 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	- - - -
Lydd Airport 24 km SSW332 m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	strong winds from the E (43 km/h at 80°)		9 °C	10.0	10.0
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 1 hour ago	dry	light winds from the E (8 km/h at 96°)		9 °C	-	- - - 0
Whitstable 32 km NW25 m above sea level 3 hours ago	dry	light winds from the ENE (13 km/h at 67°)		9 °C	-	- - - 0
Kingsgate wx 39 km NNE1 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	wind obs. (6 kph from 141 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		9 °C	-	- - - 0
Headcorn wx 41 km W24 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (3 km/h at 75°)		8 °C	-	- - - 0
Sandettie Buoy 43 km E3 m above sea level 2 hours ago		strong winds from the E (48 km/h at 80°)		9.8 °C	9.3	9.3
SHIP1229 45 km ENE- m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	strong winds from the E (48 km/h at 80°)		9.5 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
Cranbrook 47 km WSW100 m above sea level 47 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 69°)		7 °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.