Folkestone Surf Break

Folkestone, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

4 km W52 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Folkestone Waverider

4 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Peene wx

5 km W79 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the SW
(8 km/h at 218°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP5175

21 km SSE15 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(25.92 km/h at 210°)
15.9 °C8.1 km
8.1 km


Chestfield wx

32 km NW10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 241°)
10
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP770

22 km E3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(30 km/h at 210°)
16.8 °C3.7
3.7


SHIP7113

22 km E3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(30 km/h at 210°)
16.8 °C3.7
3.7


SHIP5535

22 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(29.52 km/h at 210°)
15.8 °C3.2 km
3.2 km


SHIP3116

22 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(29.52 km/h at 210°)
15.8 °C3.2 km
3.2 km


Lydd Airport

24 km SSW332 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 230°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few

* 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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