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Folkestone surf Forecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 May 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 01 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.0 °C max: 11.2 °C min: 8.1 °C)
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Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 01 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.0 °C max: 11.2 °C min: 8.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
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| Energy (?) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 94 | 119 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 59 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM 5.40 | 6:06AM 5.26 | 6:48PM 5.30 | 7:32AM 5.33 | 8:09PM 5.55 | 8:45AM 5.70 | 9:13PM 6.01 | 9:43AM 6.19 | 10:06PM 6.50 | 10:33AM 6.67 | 10:53PM 6.93 | 11:18AM 7.03 | 11:38PM 7.23 | 12:02PM 7.22 | 12:21AM 7.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:36AM 1.77 | 1:12PM 1.81 | 1:54AM 1.72 | 2:32PM 1.69 | 3:13AM 1.42 | 3:47PM 1.35 | 4:20AM 0.95 | 4:49PM 0.90 | 5:16AM 0.48 | 5:41PM 0.49 | 6:05AM 0.11 | 6:28PM 0.20 | 6:50AM -0.09 | 7:12PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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