Folkestone Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.08° N 1.19° E

Folkestone, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.2° 

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-
-


Peene wx

5 km W79 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(27 km/h at 224°)
60
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Langdon Bay

13 km ENE117 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (26 kph from 200 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.1 °C-
-

-

SHIP4162

24 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.7 °C-
-


Chestfield wx

32 km NW10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 241°)
20
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP1757

25 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP5848

25 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


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
calm
(5 km/h at 241°)
20
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Whitstable

32 km NW25 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 251°)
25
19 °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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